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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATED REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SO AS TO ADD RELIGIOUS COUNSELORS AS MANDATED REPORTERS AND TO REQUIRE MANDATED REPORTERS TO COMPLY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DUTY TO REPORT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-450, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES DUTY TO NOTIFY MANDATED REPORTERS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATED REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SO AS TO ADD RELIGIOUS COUNSELORS AS MANDATED REPORTERS AND TO REQUIRE MANDATED REPORTERS TO COMPLY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DUTY TO REPORT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-450, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES DUTY TO NOTIFY MANDATED REPORTERS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4705"
citation: "South Carolina H 4705 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arrington", "B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bannister", "Brawley", "Bryant", "Chumley", "Elliott", "G.R. Smith", "Hamilton", "Henderson-Myers", "Hixon", "Long", "Martin", "S. Rivers", "Stringer", "Trantham"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58774e60-c990-4ac5-8263-dc2198f2c1c0"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4705&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "6a1f4f710093c8ba1c08f50f734316935ec5be1d476e5b84046a6e4d0852fd68"
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 4705 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MANDATED REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, SO AS TO ADD RELIGIOUS COUNSELORS AS MANDATED REPORTERS AND TO REQUIRE MANDATED REPORTERS TO COMPLY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL DUTY TO REPORT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-450, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES DUTY TO NOTIFY MANDATED REPORTERS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. - 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/4705_20180124.htm)
2. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4705_20180214.htm)
3. **2/20/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4705_20180220.htm)
4. **3/22/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4705_20180322.htm)
5. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4705_20180419.htm)
6. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4705_20180426.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **990** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **430** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1030** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Arrington — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Brawley — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Hamilton — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- S. Rivers — primary (person)
- Stringer — primary (person)
- Trantham — 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`
- **2018-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
- **2018-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
- **2018-02-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2018-02-21** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment General `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **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-99 Nays-0
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 264
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 222
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58774e60-c990-4ac5-8263-dc2198f2c1c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).