---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF NONCASH PRIZES ALLOWED FOR THESE RAFFLES; TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-140, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR THESE RAFFLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE PRICE OF A RAFFLE TICKET PRODUCED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-3925 SO AS TO ALLOW A BINGO VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN BINGO GAMES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF NONCASH PRIZES ALLOWED FOR THESE RAFFLES; TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-140, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR THESE RAFFLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE PRICE OF A RAFFLE TICKET PRODUCED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-3925 SO AS TO ALLOW A BINGO VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN BINGO GAMES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 812"
citation: "South Carolina S 812 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hembree"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-06"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f52f9e5-49d4-4d3f-bf10-81e7fd9f84fb"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=812&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "85762e7beb080599885cbea8c8ac242cbbb8a57da62ccb9f6fb1662b6d8cd8f9"
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 812 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF NONCASH PRIZES ALLOWED FOR THESE RAFFLES; TO AMEND SECTION 33-57-140, RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR THESE RAFFLES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE PRICE OF A RAFFLE TICKET PRODUCED BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-3925 SO AS TO ALLOW A BINGO VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE IN BINGO GAMES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **12/6/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/812_20171206.htm)
2. **2/13/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/812_20180213.htm)
3. **2/27/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/812_20180227.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/812_20180418.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hembree — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-06** Prefiled `filing`
- **2017-12-06** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-09** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-27** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2018-02-28** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-24** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Long, Burns, Chumley, Loftis, Trantham, Toole, GR Smith, McCravy
- **2018-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-01** Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16
- **2018-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 210
- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Effective date 05/15/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 192

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f52f9e5-49d4-4d3f-bf10-81e7fd9f84fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).