---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic Development"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS AFFECTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3209"
citation: "South Carolina H 3209 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Brewer", "Henegan", "Jordan", "Murphy", "Williams"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-08"
last_action: "2023-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d182c8f-e7d8-4b9f-b256-acb38e54a1a1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3209&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "629794cb69dbebd609cf4046bb9da6a1e01196823c89c04e1a4b1c809efcc494"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3209 (2023-2024) — Economic Development

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS AFFECTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3209.htm)
2. **01/25/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230125.htm)
3. **01/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230131.htm)
4. **01/31/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230131a.htm)
5. **02/01/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230201.htm)
6. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230329.htm)
7. **03/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230331.htm)
8. **05/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20230509.htm)
9. **12/08/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3209_20221208.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **43–2** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 4 — **74–28** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-08** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Brewer, Williams, Henegan, Alexander
- **2023-01-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2023-02-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2023-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-2
- **2023-05-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 78
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/19/23
- **2023-07-06** Act No. 87

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d182c8f-e7d8-4b9f-b256-acb38e54a1a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).