republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4657.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE INSURANCE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THESE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 38-13-70, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO MOTIONS AND COMPLAINTS AGAINST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS LICENSED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE IN THIS STATE AND TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INQUIRIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-170, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE AFFAIRS OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN EXAMINATION NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-230, RELATING TO LEVY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY IN LIEU OF OTHER PENALTIES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE LEVY OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-61-20, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF INSURANCE POLICIES, CONTRACTS, OR POLICIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FORMS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT SATISFY ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO IMPOSE A PENALTY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-90, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR ISSUING OR DELIVERING A POLICY THAT VIOLATES CHAPTER 71, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PENALTIES TO ANY INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WHO VIOLATES APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE TRANSACTION OF THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 38-51-20 AND 38-51-30, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATORS OF INSURANCE BENEFIT PLANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR LICENSURE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS AND REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF A SURETY BOND FOR THE RENEWAL OF AN ADMINISTRATOR'S LICENSE. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE INSURANCE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THESE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 38-13-70, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO MOTIONS AND COMPLAINTS AGAINST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS LICENSED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE IN THIS STATE AND TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INQUIRIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-170, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE AFFAIRS OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN EXAMINATION NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-230, RELATING TO LEVY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY IN LIEU OF OTHER PENALTIES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE LEVY OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-61-20, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF INSURANCE POLICIES, CONTRACTS, OR POLICIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FORMS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT SATISFY ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO IMPOSE A PENALTY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-90, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR ISSUING OR DELIVERING A POLICY THAT VIOLATES CHAPTER 71, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PENALTIES TO ANY INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WHO VIOLATES APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE TRANSACTION OF THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 38-51-20 AND 38-51-30, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATORS OF INSURANCE BENEFIT PLANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR LICENSURE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS AND REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF A SURETY BOND FOR THE RENEWAL OF AN ADMINISTRATOR'S LICENSE. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4657	South Carolina H 4657 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Sandifer Spires	6	19	2	2018-01-23	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/1afa8177-bc70-4625-be83-0eb074647f1c	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4657&session=122&summary=B	b586cf01eb4cb3eba3a0255c98b166ee42b579f8e92ed93a76da89fed43a065c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4657 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE INSURANCE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THESE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 38-13-70, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO MOTIONS AND COMPLAINTS AGAINST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS LICENSED TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE IN THIS STATE AND TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INQUIRIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-170, RELATING TO THE EXAMINATIONS OF THE AFFAIRS OF A HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN EXAMINATION NO LESS THAN EVERY FIVE YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 38-33-230, RELATING TO LEVY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY IN LIEU OF OTHER PENALTIES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE LEVY OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF STATE AND FEDERAL INSURANCE LAWS SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-61-20, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF INSURANCE POLICIES, CONTRACTS, OR POLICIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ALL FORMS FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT SATISFY ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO IMPOSE A PENALTY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-90, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES FOR ISSUING OR DELIVERING A POLICY THAT VIOLATES CHAPTER 71, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PENALTIES TO ANY INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WHO VIOLATES APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE TRANSACTION OF THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 38-51-20 AND 38-51-30, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATORS OF INSURANCE BENEFIT PLANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR LICENSURE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS AND REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF A SURETY BOND FOR THE RENEWAL OF AN ADMINISTRATOR'S LICENSE. - 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
2. 2/13/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/14/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/15/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/26/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-23 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-23 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2018-02-13 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-14 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-02-14 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-14 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
• 2018-02-15 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-15 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2018-02-15 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-04-25 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-26 Scrivener's error corrected
• 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 259
• 2018-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-25 Effective date 05/18/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 219

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1afa8177-bc70-4625-be83-0eb074647f1c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).