---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC Ireland Trade Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 79 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO CREATE THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA-IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION\", TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE TRADE COMMISSION, AND TO ESTABLISH THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 621"
citation: "South Carolina S 621 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Bennett", "Cromer", "Fanning", "Garrett", "Gustafson", "Kimbrell", "Loftis", "M. Johnson", "Reichenbach", "Rice", "Sabb", "Setzler", "Shealy", "Stephens", "Williams"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-14"
last_action: "2024-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e7bb8ef-d0de-4502-bfb2-38ceb8d63230"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=621&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "dc0b088d88f4420b25a69919c2099643bca12cd0f22b133224aa12bdf2f3852c"
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 S 621 (2023-2024) — SC Ireland Trade Commission

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 79 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO CREATE THE "SOUTH CAROLINA-IRELAND TRADE COMMISSION", TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE TRADE COMMISSION, AND TO ESTABLISH THE DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. - 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/621.htm)
2. **01/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240125.htm)
3. **01/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240126.htm)
4. **01/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240130.htm)
5. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240201.htm)
6. **02/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240202.htm)
7. **03/14/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20230314.htm)
8. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/621_20240425.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **89–16** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 1 — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- Reichenbach — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Sabb — primary (person)
- Setzler — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
- Stephens — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-01-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2024-02-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-02-02** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-16
- **2024-05-02** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 129
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-20** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-20** Act No. 121

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e7bb8ef-d0de-4502-bfb2-38ceb8d63230`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).