republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3041.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-115, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LICENSURES BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR LICENSURE RENEWALS AND TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE FINGERPRINT-BASED; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO LICENSURE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS, BROKERS, AND BROKERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-710, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINE, SO AS TO INCLUDE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CIVIL JUDGMENTS BROUGHT ON GROUNDS OF FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR DECEIT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-510, RELATING TO PROPERTY MANAGERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS AND EVERY THIRD RENEWAL, AND TO PROVIDE LICENSEES BE PLACED ON INACTIVE STATUS FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT TO REQUIRED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-115, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LICENSURES BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR LICENSURE RENEWALS AND TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE FINGERPRINT-BASED; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO LICENSURE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS, BROKERS, AND BROKERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-710, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINE, SO AS TO INCLUDE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CIVIL JUDGMENTS BROUGHT ON GROUNDS OF FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR DECEIT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-510, RELATING TO PROPERTY MANAGERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS AND EVERY THIRD RENEWAL, AND TO PROVIDE LICENSEES BE PLACED ON INACTIVE STATUS FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT TO REQUIRED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3041	South Carolina H 3041 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Elliott Hamilton Huggins Long	7	27	3	2016-12-15	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/399aca2c-818c-476d-8f71-18cab263412f	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3041&session=122&summary=B	f0d9600c4eee77662ca9439c0f3b269431fd14ea000d3e490f9ac9b067590957	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3041 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-115, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED FOR INITIAL LICENSURES BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THESE BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR LICENSURE RENEWALS AND TO REQUIRE BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE FINGERPRINT-BASED; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO LICENSURE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSONS, BROKERS, AND BROKERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-710, RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINE, SO AS TO INCLUDE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE CIVIL JUDGMENTS BROUGHT ON GROUNDS OF FRAUD, MISREPRESENTATION, OR DECEIT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-57-510, RELATING TO PROPERTY MANAGERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS-IN-CHARGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS AND EVERY THIRD RENEWAL, AND TO PROVIDE LICENSEES BE PLACED ON INACTIVE STATUS FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT TO REQUIRED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 12/15/2016 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/30/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/31/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/27/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/6/2017 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/11/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 82–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 103–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Elliott — primary (person)
• Hamilton — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-12-15 Prefiled filing
• 2016-12-15 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2017-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-10 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2017-03-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hamilton
• 2017-03-23 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-30 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-03-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-30 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
• 2017-03-30 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-03-31 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-04-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-04 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2017-04-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-04-27 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-28 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-11 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-05-11 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-11 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
• 2017-05-11 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2017-05-11 Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-0
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 93
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-25 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 60

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/399aca2c-818c-476d-8f71-18cab263412f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).