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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-215 SO AS TO DECLARE THE THIRD WEEK IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE PLANT WEEK\" AND ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVE PLANTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO OUR STATE'S HISTORY, ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE, AND ENVIRONMENT. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-215 SO AS TO DECLARE THE THIRD WEEK IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS \"SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE PLANT WEEK\" AND ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVE PLANTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO OUR STATE'S HISTORY, ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE, AND ENVIRONMENT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4005"
citation: "South Carolina H 4005 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clary", "J.E. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-15"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/850cd326-8a6a-4eeb-97a6-585c9f1fee73"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4005&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "02029f4813949af1a64b2fb981db6825e55f81ea27a9d58036c821f40482e2e2"
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 4005 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-215 SO AS TO DECLARE THE THIRD WEEK IN OCTOBER OF EACH YEAR AS "SOUTH CAROLINA NATIVE PLANT WEEK" AND ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVE PLANTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO OUR STATE'S HISTORY, ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE, AND ENVIRONMENT. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4005_20180214.htm)
2. **3/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4005_20170315.htm)
3. **3/30/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4005_20170330.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **7326** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clary — primary (person)
- J.E. Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clary
- **2017-04-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-26
- **2017-04-18** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-18** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Committee report: Favorable General `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-02-21** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** Ratified R 145
- **2018-03-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-14** Effective date 03/12/18
- **2018-03-20** Act No. 140
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/850cd326-8a6a-4eeb-97a6-585c9f1fee73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).