republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3068.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 102, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENTS AND STUDENT ATHLETES, SO AS TO ENACT THE \"UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT OF 2018\", TO ADOPT PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR REGISTRATION OF STUDENT ATHLETE AGENTS AND MAKE NECESSARY CONFORMING CHANGES, TO REVISE VARIOUS PROVISIONS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXPANDED IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE SOLICITATION AND RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES BY ATHLETE AGENTS, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENT ATHLETES AND ATHLETE AGENTS, AND TO REVISE VARIOUS AVAILABLE REMEDIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 102, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENTS AND STUDENT ATHLETES, SO AS TO ENACT THE \"UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT OF 2018\", TO ADOPT PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR REGISTRATION OF STUDENT ATHLETE AGENTS AND MAKE NECESSARY CONFORMING CHANGES, TO REVISE VARIOUS PROVISIONS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXPANDED IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE SOLICITATION AND RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES BY ATHLETE AGENTS, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENT ATHLETES AND ATHLETE AGENTS, AND TO REVISE VARIOUS AVAILABLE REMEDIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3068"
citation: "South Carolina H 3068 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clyburn", "J.E. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-12-15"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4b947a7-bcd0-4277-84ec-272c0ba70f78"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3068&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "ea3b75a9247ce8e3c7b75ce7631b805d9b63d4870a831cfc8cd0bf41cd3fc551"
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 3068 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 102, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENTS AND STUDENT ATHLETES, SO AS TO ENACT THE "UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT OF 2018", TO ADOPT PORTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR REGISTRATION OF STUDENT ATHLETE AGENTS AND MAKE NECESSARY CONFORMING CHANGES, TO REVISE VARIOUS PROVISIONS IN CONSIDERATION OF THE EXPANDED IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE SOLICITATION AND RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT ATHLETES BY ATHLETE AGENTS, TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENT ATHLETES AND ATHLETE AGENTS, AND TO REVISE VARIOUS AVAILABLE REMEDIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/23/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20180123.htm)
2. **1/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20180124.htm)
3. **1/24/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20180124a.htm)
4. **12/15/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20161215.htm)
5. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20180426.htm)
6. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3068_20180509.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **92–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clyburn — primary (person)
- J.E. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-15** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-15** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-24** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2018-01-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-25** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-25** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2018-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2018-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-2
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 233
- **2018-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-30** Effective date 05/17/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 235

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4b947a7-bcd0-4277-84ec-272c0ba70f78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).