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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE \"PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "H 3883"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3883 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Pope", "Sandifer"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-02"
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last_action: "2017-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3883&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "157906ee4e443c6322de4f615a6b83319fe9d616b636c36aacea2ab17f793440"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3883 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 7 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT, AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30 RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170302.htm)
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2. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170426.htm)
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3. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170502.htm)
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4. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3883_20170504.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **93–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Sandifer — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-03-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-02** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
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- **2017-05-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-05-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2017-05-04** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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- **2017-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-04** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2017-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-09** Ratified R 62
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- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
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- **2017-05-18** Act No. 39
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c79ebda-da0d-47aa-a4a1-9cdff91ea71e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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