---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fairplay Welcome Center"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PERMIT FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN ACT 94 OF 2021 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME CENTERS TO BE USED FOR THE CURRENT FAIR PLAY WELCOME CENTER PROJECT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 490"
citation: "South Carolina S 490 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Peeler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1acaa1e6-0759-42ca-93d2-84121328740e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=490&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "9dd586bdd1d0f814d13b0765d27c7d0c18fe739a0a899b2280d32981345cfd6a"
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 490 (2023-2024) — Fairplay Welcome Center

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PERMIT FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN ACT 94 OF 2021 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME CENTERS TO BE USED FOR THE CURRENT FAIR PLAY WELCOME CENTER PROJECT. - 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/490.htm)
2. **2/17/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/490_20230217.htm)
3. **2/2/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/490_20230202.htm)
4. **2/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/490_20230222.htm)
5. **4/3/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/490_20230403.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-02** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-02-22** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2023-03-01** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-02** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2023-04-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** Ratified R 9
- **2023-04-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27** Effective date 04/25/23
- **2023-04-27** Act No. 7

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1acaa1e6-0759-42ca-93d2-84121328740e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).