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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICES, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES ON WHICH PRIMARIES, RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD, AND TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FROM HOLDING CERTAIN SPECIAL AND GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE RANK CHOICE BALLOTS FOR A FEDERAL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR WHICH THE PRIMARY IS HELD ON MAY 2, 2017, TO INDIVIDUALS CASTING BALLOTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICES, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES ON WHICH PRIMARIES, RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD, AND TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FROM HOLDING CERTAIN SPECIAL AND GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE RANK CHOICE BALLOTS FOR A FEDERAL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR WHICH THE PRIMARY IS HELD ON MAY 2, 2017, TO INDIVIDUALS CASTING BALLOTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3150"
citation: "South Carolina H 3150 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Funderburk"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-12-15"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb9efcc7-5f6d-493d-a28c-56841d13b271"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3150&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "186ecbe785352a86dac458b3792cd34125e18712553630e86e674172621fd102"
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 H 3150 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-13-190, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICES, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES ON WHICH PRIMARIES, RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD, AND TO REMOVE THE EXEMPTION FROM HOLDING CERTAIN SPECIAL AND GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO PROVIDE RANK CHOICE BALLOTS FOR A FEDERAL SPECIAL ELECTION FOR WHICH THE PRIMARY IS HELD ON MAY 2, 2017, TO INDIVIDUALS CASTING BALLOTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/15/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20161215.htm)
2. **3/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20170322.htm)
3. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20170329.htm)
4. **3/30/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20170330.htm)
5. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20170502.htm)
6. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3150_20170503.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **8423** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **1011** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Funderburk — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-12-15** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-29-17
- **2017-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29** Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-23
- **2017-03-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-03-31** Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Young, Fanning
- **2017-05-02** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2017-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-03** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-1
- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 39
- **2017-05-04** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Effective date See Act
- **2017-05-15** Act No. 15
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb9efcc7-5f6d-493d-a28c-56841d13b271`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).