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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONJUDICIAL SCREENING AND ELECTION, SO AS TO CREATE THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE SCREENING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR TRUSTEES TO STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE INVESTIGATIVE, NOMINATION, AND ELECTION PROCESSES. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONJUDICIAL SCREENING AND ELECTION, SO AS TO CREATE THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE SCREENING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR TRUSTEES TO STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE INVESTIGATIVE, NOMINATION, AND ELECTION PROCESSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 213"
citation: "South Carolina S 213 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Peeler", "Scott"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be98dd76-5ca8-4434-b974-36be9e8e9251"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=213&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "5da005378214a406c273d63061056915a9bfe0167c913377e8337934e214bf9a"
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 S 213 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONJUDICIAL SCREENING AND ELECTION, SO AS TO CREATE THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY TRUSTEE SCREENING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR TRUSTEES TO STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE INVESTIGATIVE, NOMINATION, AND ELECTION PROCESSES. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/213_20170110.htm)
2. **2/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/213_20170223.htm)
3. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/213_20170302.htm)
4. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/213_20170426.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **910** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-02** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2017-03-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 26
- **2017-05-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Effective date 5/9/17
- **2017-05-15** Act No. 17
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be98dd76-5ca8-4434-b974-36be9e8e9251`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).