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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MISSIONS AND FOCUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEGREES, AND TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATIONS OF SUCH DEGREES ONLY ARE ALLOWED WHEN NEW STATE GENERAL FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MISSIONS AND FOCUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEGREES, AND TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATIONS OF SUCH DEGREES ONLY ARE ALLOWED WHEN NEW STATE GENERAL FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4931"
citation: "South Carolina H 4931 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Allison", "Bannister", "Blackwell", "Burns", "Chumley", "Dillard", "Douglas", "Elliott", "G.R. Smith", "Hamilton", "Henderson", "Knight", "Putnam", "Robinson-Simpson", "Simrill", "Stringer", "Taylor", "Trantham", "West"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/687be701-beee-4a1d-a37f-a11f531ec30c"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4931&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "8486950f98f2d7829a4b216cd79ee8eb940e933eff28906cc860a43beba92d43"
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 4931 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MISSIONS AND FOCUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY DEGREES, AND TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATIONS OF SUCH DEGREES ONLY ARE ALLOWED WHEN NEW STATE GENERAL FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMS. - 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/4931_20180214.htm)
2. **2/23/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180223.htm)
3. **3/6/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180306.htm)
4. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180308.htm)
5. **4/26/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180426.htm)
6. **5/10/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180510.htm)
7. **5/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180508.htm)
8. **5/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180509.htm)
9. **6/27/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4931_20180627.htm)
## Votes
- Adopt — **8314** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **385** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the conference report — **392** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **1080** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Allison — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- G.R. Smith — primary (person)
- Hamilton — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- Putnam — primary (person)
- Robinson-Simpson — primary (person)
- Simrill — primary (person)
- Stringer — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15** Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
- **2018-02-15** Committed to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer, West, Allison, Henderson, G.R.Smith, Burns, Trantham, Hamilton, Bannister, Putnam, Robinson-Simpson, Chumley, Taylor, Douglas, Knight, Dillard
- **2018-03-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
- **2018-03-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2018-03-08** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-03-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-09** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-5
- **2018-05-10** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2018-05-10** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2018-05-10** Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-14
- **2018-05-10** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2018-05-10** Conference committee appointed Turner, Young, Allen
- **2018-05-10** Conference committee appointed Taylor, Elliott, Alexander
- **2018-06-27** Conference report received and adopted
- **2018-06-27** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2018-06-27** Conference report received and adopted
- **2018-06-27** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2
- **2018-06-27** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2018-06-28** Ratified R 289
- **2018-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Effective date 07/02/18
- **2018-07-12** Act No. 260
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/687be701-beee-4a1d-a37f-a11f531ec30c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).