---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC-Bahamas Trade Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED \"SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION\" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4476"
citation: "South Carolina H 4476 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bamberg", "Herbkersman", "J. Moore", "Rivers", "Rutherford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4476&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "a804593c469e197f18da93555000a0cf8e353a0398b7e15246011e06e73a86b8"
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 4476 (2025-2026) — SC-Bahamas Trade Commission

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED "SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - 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/4476.htm)
2. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260422.htm)
3. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260423.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20250501.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260505.htm)
6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260512.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **88–21** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bamberg — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-21
- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-3
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 249
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 236

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).