republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-617.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 617	South Carolina S 617 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Alexander Bennett Davis Fanning Gregory Grooms Jackson M.B. Matthews Malloy Massey McElveen McLeod Nicholson Peeler Rice Sabb Senn Setzler Sheheen Talley Timmons	2	17	2	2017-04-05	2017-05-15	openstates	ocd-bill/ab4f0456-19dc-4c55-a4f9-d03dccccafc7	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=617&session=122&summary=B	f50d2c1d8cd28abd8894b0e86add4033621e6d975d8045ac2d0ea98e9907cbbd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 617 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 4/5/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 4/5/2017-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 102–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Fanning — primary (person)
• Gregory — primary (person)
• Grooms — primary (person)
• Jackson — primary (person)
• M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
• Malloy — primary (person)
• Massey — primary (person)
• McElveen — primary (person)
• McLeod — primary (person)
• Nicholson — primary (person)
• Peeler — primary (person)
• Rice — primary (person)
• Sabb — primary (person)
• Senn — primary (person)
• Setzler — primary (person)
• Sheheen — primary (person)
• Talley — primary (person)
• Timmons — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-04-05 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-05 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2017-04-05 Recalled from Committee on Transportation
• 2017-04-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-06 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2017-04-06 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-04-07 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2017-04-18 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-04-18 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2017-04-20 Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
• 2017-04-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-25 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
• 2017-04-26 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-04 Ratified R 37
• 2017-05-09 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-12 Effective date 5/9/17
• 2017-05-15 Act No. 21

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ab4f0456-19dc-4c55-a4f9-d03dccccafc7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).