republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4673.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 62-2-507, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REVOCATION OF CERTAIN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS BY DIVORCE, ANNULMENT, OR AN ORDER TERMINATING MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"GOVERNING INSTRUMENT\" A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN ESTABLISHED OR MAINTAINED FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, OR BY ONE OF THEIR COMPONENT AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-30, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES TO RECORDING, SO AS TO SPECIFY CERTAIN METHODS OF PROOF OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT NECESSARY FOR RECORDING DEEDS OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 62-2-507, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REVOCATION OF CERTAIN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS BY DIVORCE, ANNULMENT, OR AN ORDER TERMINATING MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"GOVERNING INSTRUMENT\" A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN ESTABLISHED OR MAINTAINED FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, OR BY ONE OF THEIR COMPONENT AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-30, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES TO RECORDING, SO AS TO SPECIFY CERTAIN METHODS OF PROOF OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT NECESSARY FOR RECORDING DEEDS OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4673"
citation: "South Carolina H 4673 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brawley", "G.M. Smith", "Weeks"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5bc779-0ca1-476a-8781-2e53780c1b85"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4673&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "15811829a35d67262cab65b47081147fbe04f3194f7e9c939110cedaad05246b"
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 4673 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 62-2-507, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REVOCATION OF CERTAIN BENEFICIARY DESIGNATIONS BY DIVORCE, ANNULMENT, OR AN ORDER TERMINATING MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "GOVERNING INSTRUMENT" A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION MADE IN CONNECTION WITH A GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN ESTABLISHED OR MAINTAINED FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, OR BY ONE OF THEIR COMPONENT AGENCIES OR INSTRUMENTALITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-30, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES TO RECORDING, SO AS TO SPECIFY CERTAIN METHODS OF PROOF OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT NECESSARY FOR RECORDING DEEDS OR OTHER WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **1/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180124.htm)
2. **1/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180125.htm)
3. **1/25/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180125a.htm)
4. **1/30/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180130.htm)
5. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180418.htm)
6. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4673_20180426.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brawley — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley, Weeks
- **2018-01-25** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2018-01-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-30** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2018-01-31** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-01-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), McElveen, Senn
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- **2018-05-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-02** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-02** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 261
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-30** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 250

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a5bc779-0ca1-476a-8781-2e53780c1b85`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).