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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-295, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENGINEER IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED AT THE SCENES OF DECLARED STATE OR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO SURVEYORS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-280, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES FROM THE STATE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE EXEMPTION IS APPLICABLE AND TO CORRECT AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE. - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-295, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENGINEER IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED AT THE SCENES OF DECLARED STATE OR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO SURVEYORS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-280, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES FROM THE STATE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE EXEMPTION IS APPLICABLE AND TO CORRECT AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "S 342"
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citation: "South Carolina S 342 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Allen", "Campbell", "Climer", "Davis", "Goldfinch", "Grooms", "Hembree", "Hutto", "J. Matthews", "Johnson", "M.B. Matthews", "Nicholson", "Rankin", "Sabb", "Scott", "Senn", "Setzler", "Williams"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-02-01"
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last_action: "2017-05-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d748990-4196-4296-8cfe-e36ec7be6767"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=342&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "edd8aceccd483de226fb645f1728124af50e461524f2c750efc38ba11d1fa7af"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 342 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-295, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENGINEER IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED AT THE SCENES OF DECLARED STATE OR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO SURVEYORS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-280, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES FROM THE STATE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE EXEMPTION IS APPLICABLE AND TO CORRECT AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **2/1/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/342_20170201.htm)
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2. **3/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/342_20170315.htm)
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3. **3/16/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/342_20170316.htm)
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4. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/342_20170309.htm)
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5. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/342_20170426.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Allen — primary (person)
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- Campbell — primary (person)
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- Climer — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Goldfinch — primary (person)
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Hutto — primary (person)
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- J. Matthews — primary (person)
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
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- Nicholson — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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- Sabb — primary (person)
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- Scott — primary (person)
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- Senn — primary (person)
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- Setzler — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-15** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-03-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2017-03-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-03-16** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2017-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-27** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
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- **2017-04-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2017-04-28** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 27
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- **2017-05-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2017-05-12** Effective date 5/9/17
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- **2017-05-15** Act No. 18
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d748990-4196-4296-8cfe-e36ec7be6767`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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