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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-53-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY DEVOLUTION OF POWERS, DUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS VESTED IN THE DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION TO THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEVOLUTION TO JANUARY 1, 2019, AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-53-600 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-53-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY DEVOLUTION OF POWERS, DUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS VESTED IN THE DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION TO THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEVOLUTION TO JANUARY 1, 2019, AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-53-600 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 937"
citation: "South Carolina S 937 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hutto", "M.B. Matthews"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7cb9a7-99d5-413a-b0ed-eae4337b00e6"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=937&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "1199546d7453b11c8eb9a7d6d90d208773e644aed727127d3a43a56f0dc98d91"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 937 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-53-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY DEVOLUTION OF POWERS, DUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS VESTED IN THE DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION TO THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEVOLUTION TO JANUARY 1, 2019, AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-53-600 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/937_20180125.htm)
2. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/937_20180214.htm)
3. **2/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/937_20180215.htm)
4. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/937_20180425.htm)
5. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/937_20180426.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **940** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hutto — primary (person)
- M.B. Matthews — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2018-02-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-04-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-27** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 172
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-09** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 161
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7cb9a7-99d5-413a-b0ed-eae4337b00e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).