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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-17-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARINGS CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAYABLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE HEARINGS MUST BE HELD IN THE DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED INSTEAD OF THE CITIES OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO GREATER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE MILES FROM THE COUNTY SEAT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE INJURY OCCURRED, AND TO DEFINE COUNTY SEAT AND DISTRICTS FOR THIS PURPOSE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-17-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARINGS CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAYABLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE HEARINGS MUST BE HELD IN THE DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED INSTEAD OF THE CITIES OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO GREATER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE MILES FROM THE COUNTY SEAT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE INJURY OCCURRED, AND TO DEFINE COUNTY SEAT AND DISTRICTS FOR THIS PURPOSE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 5153"
citation: "South Carolina H 5153 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Delleney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-20"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e74a18e-7b5b-4a94-b724-26f1bb661ea7"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5153&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "86cb33650b2a5cf26ac6026b8f40d7873180715a69ad27032afd6ad4035cf08b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 5153 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-17-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARINGS CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAYABLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE HEARINGS MUST BE HELD IN THE DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED INSTEAD OF THE CITIES OR COUNTIES IN WHICH THE INJURIES OCCURRED, BUT NO GREATER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE MILES FROM THE COUNTY SEAT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE INJURY OCCURRED, AND TO DEFINE COUNTY SEAT AND DISTRICTS FOR THIS PURPOSE. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **3/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5153_20180320.htm)
2. **3/21/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5153_20180321.htm)
3. **3/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5153_20180322.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5153_20180418.htm)
5. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/5153_20180425.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **2517** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1002** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **2317** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **910** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Delleney — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-2
- **2018-03-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-03-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Ayes-25 Nays-17
- **2018-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Ayes-23 Nays-17
- **2018-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 277
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 233
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e74a18e-7b5b-4a94-b724-26f1bb661ea7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).