Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-185.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

85 lines
4.8 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 185"
citation: "South Carolina S 185 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-12-13"
last_action: "2018-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/807c4ef5-61e2-4ce6-bf65-e04bfeb6a80d"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=185&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "ad6c7f6bfc512310dddd2b26b91bea9a73e475bff03c85f8294c30a0c9d553bf"
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 S 185 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/13/2016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20161213.htm)
2. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20180201.htm)
3. **2/6/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20180206.htm)
4. **3/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170310.htm)
5. **3/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170315.htm)
6. **3/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/185_20170309.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **390** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1040** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-12-13** Prefiled `filing`
- **2016-12-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-03-15** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2017-03-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-06** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2018-02-07** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2018-02-13** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2018-03-07** Ratified R 139
- **2018-03-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-14** Effective date 03/12/18
- **2018-03-20** Act No. 135
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/807c4ef5-61e2-4ce6-bf65-e04bfeb6a80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).