republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-796.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	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 796	South Carolina S 796 (2017-2018)	joint resolution		enacted	Sheheen	5	22	2	2017-12-06	2018-10-16	openstates	ocd-bill/f7e3e8aa-bd0e-4e84-86bc-d3f2d2ba4d5d	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=796&session=122&summary=B	db8b70d2a174695c149deef899250a04f5067ee7686d23036cf07f36a8219d78	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 796 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF EXPENSES TO COMMISSION MEMBERS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 12/6/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 2/14/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/15/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/20/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/8/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Joint Resolution — 95–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sheheen — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-12-06 Prefiled filing
• 2017-12-06 Referred to Committee on General referral-committee
• 2018-01-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-09 Referred to Committee on General referral-committee
• 2018-02-14 Committee report: Favorable with amendment General committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-15 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-02-20 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-02-20 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-20 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2018-02-21 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-22 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-22 Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions referral-committee
• 2018-03-08 Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-03-20 Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-21-18
• 2018-03-21 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-11-18
• 2018-04-11 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-04-11 Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
• 2018-04-12 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2018-04-12 Ratified R 163
• 2018-04-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-04-24 Effective date 04/17/18
• 2018-10-16 Act No. 289

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7e3e8aa-bd0e-4e84-86bc-d3f2d2ba4d5d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).