republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3180.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC Service Members Civil Relief"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 25 SO AS TO ENACT THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT\"; TO DEFINE THE ACT'S RELEVANT TERMS; TO ENUMERATE CERTAIN RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND OBLIGATIONS OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; TO AUTHORIZE A SERVICEMEMBER, THE DEPENDENT OF A SERVICEMEMBER, OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH REMEDIES AND PENALTIES; AND TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO POST CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD WEBSITE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3180"
citation: "South Carolina H 3180 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Huggins", "Jefferson", "R. Williams", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2019-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96d9da64-8493-4376-a7d5-6ea73d3c2920"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3180&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "825ca52b55cad452b4fa3866abe6d9c2e8869a334f26868ff1b4621f19695bde"
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 3180 (2019-2020) — SC Service Members Civil Relief

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 25 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT"; TO DEFINE THE ACT'S RELEVANT TERMS; TO ENUMERATE CERTAIN RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND OBLIGATIONS OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS; TO AUTHORIZE A SERVICEMEMBER, THE DEPENDENT OF A SERVICEMEMBER, OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH REMEDIES AND PENALTIES; AND TO REQUIRE THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO POST CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD WEBSITE. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3180.htm)
2. **12/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20181218.htm)
3. **2/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190213.htm)
4. **2/14/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190214.htm)
5. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190219.htm)
6. **3/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190313.htm)
7. **3/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190319.htm)
8. **3/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190320.htm)
9. **3/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3180_20190321.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
- **2019-02-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Jefferson
- **2019-02-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2019-02-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2019-03-21** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-03** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2019-04-03** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2019-04-25** Ratified R 36
- **2019-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Effective date 04/26/19
- **2019-05-06** Act No. 23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96d9da64-8493-4376-a7d5-6ea73d3c2920`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).