republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3256.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLES 140, 143, 141, AND 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE PALMETTO CROSS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, POWERING THE PALMETTO STATE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND VIRGINIA TECH SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, RESPECTIVELY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8400, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LIONS CLUB SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO SPECIFY TO WHOM THE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLES 140, 143, 141, AND 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE PALMETTO CROSS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, POWERING THE PALMETTO STATE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND VIRGINIA TECH SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, RESPECTIVELY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8400, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LIONS CLUB SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO SPECIFY TO WHOM THE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3256	South Carolina H 3256 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Daning Jefferson	4	23	3	2016-12-15	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/02aeacdb-fc9e-45f2-9027-ec37398f9d33	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3256&session=122&summary=B	89e07ab292e661d4f2106f3ff3489c9ad10132b564e0622fec76edc366433392	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3256 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLES 140, 143, 141, AND 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE PALMETTO CROSS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, POWERING THE PALMETTO STATE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, AND VIRGINIA TECH SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, RESPECTIVELY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-8400, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LIONS CLUB SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO SPECIFY TO WHOM THE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED. - 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. 3/2/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 5/3/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 5/9/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 95–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 102–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Daning — primary (person)
• Jefferson — 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
• 2017-01-11 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
• 2017-03-02 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-08 Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
• 2017-03-09 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-09 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2017-05-03 Recalled from Committee on Transportation
• 2017-05-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-09 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2017-05-10 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2017-05-10 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 100
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-26 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 65

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/02aeacdb-fc9e-45f2-9027-ec37398f9d33. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).