republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4077.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 THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3790 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO CREATE THE "EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND", TO PROVIDE FOR GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH GRANTS ARE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL LIMITS ON INCOME TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHICH SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIBLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO ALLOW FOR AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND AND FOR TUITION PAYMENTS MADE TO AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILD WITHIN THE TAXPAYER'S CUSTODY OR CARE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3790 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO CREATE THE "EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND", TO PROVIDE FOR GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH GRANTS ARE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL LIMITS ON INCOME TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHICH SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIBLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO ALLOW FOR AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND AND FOR TUITION PAYMENTS MADE TO AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILD WITHIN THE TAXPAYER'S CUSTODY OR CARE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4077	South Carolina H 4077 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Allison Anthony Arrington B. Newton Bales Bannister Bedingfield Bennett Blackwell Bowers Bradley Burns Clary Collins Crawford Daning Delleney Douglas Elliott Erickson Forrest Forrester Fry G.R. Smith Gilliard Hamilton Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon J.E. Smith Johnson Jordan Kirby Loftis Long Lucas Mace Magnuson Martin McCoy McCravy McEachern McKnight Murphy Norrell Putnam Robinson-Simpson S. Rivers Sandifer Sottile Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole V.S. Moss W. Newton West White Whitmire Willis Yow	7	26	3	2017-03-30	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/30bd5858-9673-425d-a870-42f7db1905bd	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4077&session=122&summary=B	dc221f747b31922d4266667fed76ed9dc9decc854903d5f2d9b6bcba2369fef9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4077 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3790 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO CREATE THE "EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND", TO PROVIDE FOR GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH GRANTS ARE AWARDED, TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL LIMITS ON INCOME TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT IS CLAIMED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHICH SCHOOLS ARE ELIGIBLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO ALLOW FOR AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL CREDIT FOR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN'S FUND AND FOR TUITION PAYMENTS MADE TO AN ELIGIBLE SCHOOL FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILD WITHIN THE TAXPAYER'S CUSTODY OR CARE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 2/13/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 2/15/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/30/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/26/2018 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/2/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Anthony — primary (person)
• Arrington — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Bales — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Bedingfield — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Bowers — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Burns — primary (person)
• Clary — primary (person)
• Collins — primary (person)
• Crawford — primary (person)
• Daning — primary (person)
• Delleney — primary (person)
• Douglas — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• Forrester — primary (person)
• Fry — primary (person)
• G.R. Smith — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• Hamilton — primary (person)
• Henderson — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• J.E. Smith — primary (person)
• Johnson — primary (person)
• Jordan — primary (person)
• Kirby — primary (person)
• Loftis — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• Mace — primary (person)
• Magnuson — primary (person)
• Martin — primary (person)
• McCoy — primary (person)
• McCravy — primary (person)
• McEachern — primary (person)
• McKnight — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Putnam — primary (person)
• Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
• S. Rivers — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Sottile — primary (person)
• Stringer — primary (person)
• Tallon — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• Toole — primary (person)
• V.S. Moss — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)
• White — primary (person)
• Whitmire — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-30 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-30 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2018-01-16 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott
• 2018-02-13 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-14 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
• 2018-02-15 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, Mace
• 2018-02-15 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-02-15 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-15 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
• 2018-02-15 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2018-02-16 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-20 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-26 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-05-01 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-05-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-01 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2018-05-02 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2018-05-10 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 247
• 2018-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-30 Effective date See Act
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 247

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/30bd5858-9673-425d-a870-42f7db1905bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).