---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barnwell County voting precincts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-100, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BARNWELL COUNTY, SO AS TO IDENTIFY THE VOTING PLACE FOR CERTAIN PRECINCTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 971"
citation: "South Carolina S 971 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7308214c-643d-4b71-9b6c-ac057a60c9fb"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=971&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "61d21a01939fedc4faa2b3456cd26c4177f92f4b8a7f26b0bc64c050594a792c"
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 971 (2023-2024) — Barnwell County voting precincts

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-100, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BARNWELL COUNTY, SO AS TO IDENTIFY THE VOTING PLACE FOR CERTAIN PRECINCTS. - 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/971.htm)
2. **01/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/971_20240117.htm)
3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/971_20240327.htm)
4. **04/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/971_20240430.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hutto — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-02-20** Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Malloy, Garrett, Kimbrell
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-02** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2024-04-03** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-09** Referred to Barnwell Delegation
- **2024-04-30** Delegation report: Favorable Barnwell Delegation
- **2024-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **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 132
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-20** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-20** Act No. 123

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7308214c-643d-4b71-9b6c-ac057a60c9fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).