--- type: "Bill" title: "Public Service Districts" description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-36-1330, RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD AND TO CHANGE THE APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE. - RATIFIED TITLE" jurisdiction: "us/states/sc" legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly" session: "2025-2026" identifier: "H 3933" citation: "South Carolina H 3933 (2025-2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "C. Mitchell"] version_count: 5 action_count: 15 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2025-02-06" last_action: "2025-05-07" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e1b7b76-87ac-495e-9990-1030d4479cc4" source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3933&session=126&summary=B" source_hash: "966cba963706be4cd38b3038973134c482f3c8acc02b88156bce0eca1e8d562d" 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 3933 (2025-2026) — Public Service Districts AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-36-1330, RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD AND TO CHANGE THE APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3933.htm) 2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250206.htm) 3. **02/06/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250206a.htm) 4. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250212.htm) 5. **03/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250313.htm) ## Votes - Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower - 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - B. Newton — primary (person) - C. Mitchell — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-06** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-02-12** Scrivener's error corrected - **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2` - **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 - **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3` - **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1` - **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee` - **2025-03-13** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2` - **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 - **2025-03-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3` - **2025-04-24** Ratified R 22 - **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25 - **2025-05-07** Act No. 10 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e1b7b76-87ac-495e-9990-1030d4479cc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).