---
type: "Bill"
title: "Beaufort County Precincts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-110, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5079"
citation: "South Carolina H 5079 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["W. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d690468-9946-4e8d-b180-bfb838fc8b2a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5079&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "9f23095ed5778e5db0ca49c3299dadc75f41e85b038c76a0329d34b46b2afd6c"
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 5079 (2023-2024) — Beaufort County Precincts

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-110, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED. - 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/5079.htm)
2. **02/13/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5079_20240213.htm)
3. **02/13/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5079_20240213a.htm)
4. **03/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5079_20240312.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar without reference `introduction`
- **2024-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2024-02-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-03-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-03-14** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 171
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 155

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d690468-9946-4e8d-b180-bfb838fc8b2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).