---
type: "Bill"
title: "Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE \"ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT\" WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE IT TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 23-6-60 AND CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE 8 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE RECORDING AND REPORTING OF IMMIGRATION LAW VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4120"
citation: "South Carolina H 4120 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Long", "Pope"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2024-02-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5f45745-2dab-47ad-b835-10385e3ccb54"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4120&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "abc8180bfecf73d3007aa3034fdaa6ea9f01c172f39ad008e657c8983bbb7f1d"
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 4120 (2023-2024) — Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE "ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT" WITHIN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE IT TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 23-6-60 AND CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE 8 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE RECORDING AND REPORTING OF IMMIGRATION LAW VIOLATIONS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4120.htm)
2. **03/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4120_20230309.htm)
3. **03/09/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4120_20230309a.htm)
4. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4120_20230329.htm)
5. **05/10/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4120_20230510.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Long — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-09** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-28** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Beach, Cromer, McCabe, AM Morgan, TA Morgan, Pope, Forrest, Ott, Hixon, Hiott, Ligon, Guffey, McCravy, Guest, McGinnis, BL Cox, MM Smith, Kirby, Hart, BJ Cox, Taylor
- **2023-03-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
- **2023-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2023-03-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
- **2023-05-10** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2024-01-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-16** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2024-01-17** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Ratified R 110
- **2024-02-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-09** Effective date 02/05/24
- **2024-02-09** Act No. 109

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5f45745-2dab-47ad-b835-10385e3ccb54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).