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Bill	Insurance	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-61-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR AN INSURER TO CANCEL, NONRENEW, OR TERMINATE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF AN ENTIRE LINE OR CLASS OF BUSINESS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-400 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO PROVIDE A LISTING OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 38-13-30, RELATING TO ORDERS RESULTING FROM EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SERVE AN ORDER UPON THE INSURER BY ELECTRONIC MAIL; TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-110, RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-340, RELATING TO REQUIRED POLICY PROVISIONS, SO AS TO ADD A TIME OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-730, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE CANCELLATION OF POLICIES, SO AS TO DISTINGUISH THE CANCELLATION PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-740, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE NONRENEWAL OF POLICIES, SO AS TO REMOVE SPECIFIC DEADLINES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-1160, RELATING TO THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO CANCELLATION OR REFUSAL TO RENEW, SO AS TO REMOVE SPECIFIC DEADLINES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-1240, RELATING TO THE PROVISIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON GEOGRAPHY, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO PROVIDE A LIST OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS ONLY UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHY. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3585	South Carolina H 3585 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Hardee Sandifer	5	17	2	2021-01-12	2021-04-15	openstates	ocd-bill/69841a07-62bd-4e46-a11b-8967480ad0c6	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3585&session=124&summary=B	b2f660168e5c86494443bd01d7bf2953fe0caa70331e2a797bb1c148996e63ff	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3585 (2021-2022) — Insurance

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-61-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR AN INSURER TO CANCEL, NONRENEW, OR TERMINATE ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF AN ENTIRE LINE OR CLASS OF BUSINESS; BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-400 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO PROVIDE A LISTING OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 38-13-30, RELATING TO ORDERS RESULTING FROM EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO SERVE AN ORDER UPON THE INSURER BY ELECTRONIC MAIL; TO AMEND SECTION 38-53-110, RELATING TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-340, RELATING TO REQUIRED POLICY PROVISIONS, SO AS TO ADD A TIME OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-730, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE CANCELLATION OF POLICIES, SO AS TO DISTINGUISH THE CANCELLATION PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICIES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-740, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE NONRENEWAL OF POLICIES, SO AS TO REMOVE SPECIFIC DEADLINES; TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-1160, RELATING TO THE NOTICE REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO CANCELLATION OR REFUSAL TO RENEW, SO AS TO REMOVE SPECIFIC DEADLINES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-75-1240, RELATING TO THE PROVISIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON GEOGRAPHY, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN INSURER TO PROVIDE A LIST OF UNDERWRITING RESTRICTIONS ONLY UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHY. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/28/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 2/25/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Hardee — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2021-01-28 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-02-02 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-02-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-02-02 Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
• 2021-02-03 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-03 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-03 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2021-02-25 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-23 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2021-03-24 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-08 Ratified R 19
• 2021-04-12 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-04-15 Effective date 04/12/21
• 2021-04-15 Act No. 13

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69841a07-62bd-4e46-a11b-8967480ad0c6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).