---
type: "Bill"
title: "Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 894"
citation: "South Carolina S 894 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=894&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4453846108185077078e1f0204fcbd9a3e720d0dc944b2b87909b3867dcd4396"
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 894 (2025-2026) — Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - 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/894.htm)
2. **02/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260204.htm)
3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260324.htm)
4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260326.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260505.htm)
6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260512.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 161
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 128

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).