---
type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Insurance"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-75-485, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM, SO AS TO ESTABLISH GRANT CRITERIA, ESTABLISH A NONMATCHING GRANT FORMULA, AND TO REMOVE A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-3-110, RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT PREMIUM RATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-73-1085, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE PREMIUMS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS PRIVATE PASSENGER PREMIUM RATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-61-80, RELATING TO WITHDRAWING FROM THE MARKET, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO THE DIRECTOR BY THE INSURER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-1-20, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF \"SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE\", SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 500"
citation: "South Carolina S 500 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Cromer", "Rankin"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63ff8931-87bd-401e-8dac-ad38cbaebf08"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=500&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "e879738722bd03ecf1b92ea71e66f4d4fc5f153d4067ffc4ef0d70c020419431"
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 500 (2023-2024) — Department of Insurance

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-75-485, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HURRICANE DAMAGE MITIGATION PROGRAM, SO AS TO ESTABLISH GRANT CRITERIA, ESTABLISH A NONMATCHING GRANT FORMULA, AND TO REMOVE A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-3-110, RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT PREMIUM RATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-73-1085, RELATING TO THE PUBLICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE PREMIUMS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS PRIVATE PASSENGER PREMIUM RATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-61-80, RELATING TO WITHDRAWING FROM THE MARKET, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO THE DIRECTOR BY THE INSURER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-1-20, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE", SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY. - 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/500.htm)
2. **2/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/500_20230222.htm)
3. **2/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/500_20230227.htm)
4. **2/28/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/500_20230228.htm)
5. **2/8/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/500_20230208.htm)
6. **5/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/500_20230504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-02-28** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **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 Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 36
- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25** Effective date 05/16/23
- **2023-05-25** Act No. 29

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63ff8931-87bd-401e-8dac-ad38cbaebf08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).