republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-3488.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 55, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INSURER TO DELIVER, STORE, OR PRESENT EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE A NOTICE OR DOCUMENT MAY BE DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO DELIVER A HARDCOPY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, NONRENEWAL, OR TERMINATION BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL IF THE INSURER KNOWS THE DOCUMENTS WERE NOT RECEIVED BY THE INSURED WHEN DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE PARTY TO VERIFY OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED NOTICE OR DOCUMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THAT A WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE LEGAL EFFECTIVENESS, VALIDITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTICE OR DOCUMENT, TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO NOTIFY THE PARTY OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES BEFORE SENDING ADDITIONAL NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO CONSENT TO RECEIVE CERTAIN NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR A PARTY TO ELECTRONICALLY SIGN ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED DOCUMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO RETAIN RECORDS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 55, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INSURER TO DELIVER, STORE, OR PRESENT EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE A NOTICE OR DOCUMENT MAY BE DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO DELIVER A HARDCOPY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, NONRENEWAL, OR TERMINATION BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL IF THE INSURER KNOWS THE DOCUMENTS WERE NOT RECEIVED BY THE INSURED WHEN DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE PARTY TO VERIFY OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED NOTICE OR DOCUMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THAT A WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE LEGAL EFFECTIVENESS, VALIDITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTICE OR DOCUMENT, TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO NOTIFY THE PARTY OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES BEFORE SENDING ADDITIONAL NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO CONSENT TO RECEIVE CERTAIN NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR A PARTY TO ELECTRONICALLY SIGN ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED DOCUMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO RETAIN RECORDS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 3488	South Carolina H 3488 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Hixon Sandifer	6	22	3	2017-01-17	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/6569b43a-a863-4c27-ac25-0950f2c87a63	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3488&session=122&summary=B	9feaad620266726d7c5543b6fd9abe9a7f4086060955a14ff8d9cb57f1bb39e9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3488 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 55, TITLE 38 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INSURER TO DELIVER, STORE, OR PRESENT EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE A NOTICE OR DOCUMENT MAY BE DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO DELIVER A HARDCOPY NOTICE OF CANCELLATION, NONRENEWAL, OR TERMINATION BY FIRST-CLASS MAIL IF THE INSURER KNOWS THE DOCUMENTS WERE NOT RECEIVED BY THE INSURED WHEN DELIVERED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO REQUIRE THE PARTY TO VERIFY OR ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED NOTICE OR DOCUMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE THAT A WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT DOES NOT AFFECT THE LEGAL EFFECTIVENESS, VALIDITY, OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTICE OR DOCUMENT, TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO NOTIFY THE PARTY OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES BEFORE SENDING ADDITIONAL NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO CONSENT TO RECEIVE CERTAIN NOTICES OR DOCUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR A PARTY TO ELECTRONICALLY SIGN ELECTRONICALLY DELIVERED DOCUMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE INSURER TO RETAIN RECORDS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 1/17/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 1/25/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/26/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/10/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/9/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–2 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 98–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Hixon — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-17 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-17 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2017-01-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-01-26 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-01-26 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-01-26 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2017-01-26 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-01-27 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2017-01-31 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-31 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2017-02-23 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-07 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2
• 2017-05-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-05-10 Scrivener's error corrected
• 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-98 Nays-0
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 105
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-26 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 70

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6569b43a-a863-4c27-ac25-0950f2c87a63. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).