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Bill	Athletics	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 158 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES FOR THE USE OF THEIR NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT OF 2018, SO AS TO REVISE A DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-70, RELATING TO MEASURES THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS MAY TAKE AGAINST REGISTERED ATHLETE AGENTS FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ATHLETE AGENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-102-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLIC DIRECTORY OF ALL REGISTERED ATHLETE AGENTS IN GOOD STANDING; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-90, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATION FEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-100, RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENCY CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE LIMITS ON AGENCY COMPENSATION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETE NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS COMPENSATION CONTRACTS; TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE FOR EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING UPON THE EARLIER OF JULY 1, 2022, OR CERTIFICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE ENACTMENT OF RULES CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS ACT BY THE COLLEGIATE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING; AND TO PROVIDE UPON CERTIFICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES FURTHER ACTION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	S 685	South Carolina S 685 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Hembree Jackson Kimpson Malloy Matthews Scott Setzler Turner	8	20	3	2021-03-23	2021-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/7e97920e-665a-4c2e-93ed-ac8d52cd8d4c	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=685&session=124&summary=B	83b09f3be58fb75adaa879735802cbdf7f54927e37101b127e3bec55c709d6ac	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 685 (2021-2022) — Athletics

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 158 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES FOR THE USE OF THEIR NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT OF 2018, SO AS TO REVISE A DEFINITION; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-70, RELATING TO MEASURES THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS MAY TAKE AGAINST REGISTERED ATHLETE AGENTS FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ATHLETE AGENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 59-102-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A PUBLIC DIRECTORY OF ALL REGISTERED ATHLETE AGENTS IN GOOD STANDING; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-90, RELATING TO REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATION FEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 59-102-100, RELATING TO ATHLETE AGENCY CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE LIMITS ON AGENCY COMPENSATION FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETE NAME, IMAGE, OR LIKENESS COMPENSATION CONTRACTS; TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE FOR EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING UPON THE EARLIER OF JULY 1, 2022, OR CERTIFICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE ENACTMENT OF RULES CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS ACT BY THE COLLEGIATE GOVERNING BODY OF THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING; AND TO PROVIDE UPON CERTIFICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TAKES FURTHER ACTION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 3/23/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/31/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/1/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/22/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/23/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 4/9/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading — 22–21 (pass) · upper
• to lay on the table — 28–13 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 103–15 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Hembree — primary (person)
• Jackson — primary (person)
• Kimpson — primary (person)
• Malloy — primary (person)
• Matthews — primary (person)
• Scott — primary (person)
• Setzler — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-03-23 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-03-23 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2021-03-31 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-01 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-04-08 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-04-08 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-08 Roll call Ayes-22 Nays-21
• 2021-04-09 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-04-13 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2021-04-22 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-04-28 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-15
• 2021-04-29 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-06 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-05-04 Ratified R 48
• 2021-05-13 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2021-05-13 Act No. 35

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7e97920e-665a-4c2e-93ed-ac8d52cd8d4c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).