---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remote Annual Meetings"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 33-7-101, 33-31-701, 33-7-102, AND 33-31-702, ALL RELATING TO MEETINGS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4049"
citation: "South Carolina H 4049 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Brittain", "Caskey", "Hardee", "McGinnis", "Neese", "Sandifer", "W. Newton", "West"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc9a5755-adc0-4d07-8556-942f03228a07"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4049&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "3ef310d58fa6eff5c738be50afe68746a4096a80729af998ee46c73074c0b96e"
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 4049 (2023-2024) — Remote Annual Meetings

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 33-7-101, 33-31-701, 33-7-102, AND 33-31-702, ALL RELATING TO MEETINGS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE COMMUNICATION. - 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/4049.htm)
2. **02/28/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230228.htm)
3. **04/06/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230406.htm)
4. **04/12/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230412.htm)
5. **05/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230502.htm)
6. **05/03/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230503.htm)
7. **05/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/4049_20230509.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2023-04-06** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-04-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2023-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2023-04-19** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-05-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2023-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 86
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/19/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 68

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc9a5755-adc0-4d07-8556-942f03228a07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).