republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-79.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 SECTION 53-3-220 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF JULY OF EACH YEAR AS "FIBROID TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT UTERINE FIBROID TUMORS HAVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-220 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF JULY OF EACH YEAR AS "FIBROID TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT UTERINE FIBROID TUMORS HAVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 79	South Carolina S 79 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Jackson	3	20	2	2016-12-13	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/107d6379-5af0-4907-bb5d-5de193dcf997	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=79&session=122&summary=B	beb6c3e872ba3c613fbaf7232b8d2e212f2b6a62c8eb088133b30a1764592f5a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 79 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-220 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF JULY OF EACH YEAR AS "FIBROID TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH" AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT UTERINE FIBROID TUMORS HAVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 12/13/2016 (committee substitute) — source
2. 2/23/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 4/25/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jackson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2016-12-13 Prefiled filing
• 2016-12-13 Referred to Committee on General referral-committee
• 2017-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-01-10 Referred to Committee on General referral-committee
• 2017-02-23 Committee report: Favorable General committee-passage-favorable
• 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 Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2017-03-08 Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
• 2017-03-08 Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2018-04-25 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-05-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-02 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 2018-05-03 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-14 Ratified R 197
• 2018-05-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-05-23 Effective date 05/15/18
• 2018-05-31 Act No. 181

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/107d6379-5af0-4907-bb5d-5de193dcf997. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).