republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-325.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADVOCACY FOR HANDICAPPED CITIZENS, INC., SO AS TO REVISE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-330 AND 43-33-340, BOTH RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-350, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-370, 43-33-380, AND 43-33-400, ALL RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CERTAIN AGENCIES TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 43-33-320 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADVOCACY FOR HANDICAPPED CITIZENS, INC., SO AS TO REVISE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-330 AND 43-33-340, BOTH RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-350, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-370, 43-33-380, AND 43-33-400, ALL RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CERTAIN AGENCIES TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 43-33-320 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 325	South Carolina S 325 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Sheheen	6	19	2	2017-01-31	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/85f72e2e-cce9-4eb6-962f-553e809dbfb1	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=325&session=122&summary=B	ee8c9d4fa0a367cadf8a1d4a771bdc9a4a0df847fa820db97c798e503918ed41	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 325 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADVOCACY FOR HANDICAPPED CITIZENS, INC., SO AS TO REVISE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-330 AND 43-33-340, BOTH RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-350, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-33-370, 43-33-380, AND 43-33-400, ALL RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC., SO AS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME TO "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, INC.", AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CERTAIN AGENCIES TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 43-33-320 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM FOR THE HANDICAPPED, INC. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 1/31/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/16/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/17/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/3/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sheheen — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-31 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-31 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2017-03-16 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-17 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-03-22 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-22 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-03-22 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2017-03-23 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-23 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-03-28 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-28 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2017-05-03 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-05-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-09 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 2017-05-10 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 73
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-26 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 52

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85f72e2e-cce9-4eb6-962f-553e809dbfb1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).