republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3440.md

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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 SECTION 43-25-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND, SO AS TO REQUIRE THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION TO MEET THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-30, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-60, RELATING TO TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE USE OF ITINERANT COUNSELORS TO ASSIST THOSE TEACHERS. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND, SO AS TO REQUIRE THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION TO MEET THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-30, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-60, RELATING TO TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE USE OF ITINERANT COUNSELORS TO ASSIST THOSE TEACHERS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3440	South Carolina H 3440 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Henderson W. Newton	4	18	2	2017-01-12	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/492b873d-638e-452a-9ec4-4502acead2ab	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3440&session=122&summary=B	0343f25787a2eaf8c6b9629a9b50e7e55ec2525932b6aeb43c45f03d3fec407c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3440 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND, SO AS TO REQUIRE THREE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION TO MEET THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-30, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 43-25-60, RELATING TO TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE USE OF ITINERANT COUNSELORS TO ASSIST THOSE TEACHERS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 1/12/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/28/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Henderson — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-12 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-01-17 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
• 2017-03-22 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-28 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-03-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-28 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
• 2017-03-29 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-29 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-29 Referred to Committee on General referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Committee report: Favorable General committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-05-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-01 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2018-05-08 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 239
• 2018-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-30 Effective date 05/17/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 239

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/492b873d-638e-452a-9ec4-4502acead2ab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).