---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-65-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF THE TEXTILE COMMUNITIES REVITALIZATION ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF \"CONTIGUOUS PARCEL\"; AND TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ABANDONED BUILDINGS REVITALIZATION ACT, AS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 67, TITLE 12 OF THE 1976 CODE, UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2025. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 271"
citation: "South Carolina S 271 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Campsen", "Climer", "Garrett", "Kimbrell", "M. Johnson", "McElveen", "Rice", "Setzler", "Talley", "Turner", "Verdin"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/790bf9c0-db93-45d8-8333-7a3c41e39edc"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=271&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "831e1452573cee6141c3e38897c461af6c60d8bfbd07fa3517d4735c17ce86f8"
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 271 (2021-2022) — SC Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-65-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF THE TEXTILE COMMUNITIES REVITALIZATION ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "CONTIGUOUS PARCEL"; AND TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ABANDONED BUILDINGS REVITALIZATION ACT, AS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 67, TITLE 12 OF THE 1976 CODE, UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2025. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/271.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20201209.htm)
3. **2/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20210210.htm)
4. **2/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20210203.htm)
5. **2/9/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20210209.htm)
6. **3/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20210318.htm)
7. **3/19/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/271_20210319.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Garrett — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- M. Johnson — primary (person)
- McElveen — primary (person)
- Rice — primary (person)
- Setzler — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
- **2021-02-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-10** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-04-06** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-13-21
- **2021-04-13** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-14-21
- **2021-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- **2021-04-15** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 30
- **2021-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** Effective date 04/26/21
- **2021-04-28** Act No. 21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/790bf9c0-db93-45d8-8333-7a3c41e39edc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).