republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3351.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Archives and History"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 60-11-102 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DUPLICATIVE MATERIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO ANOTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT INSTITUTION BY GIFT OR SALE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF RESULTING PROCEEDS, AND TO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 60-11-103 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION AND USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS GENERATED BY ITS OPERATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 60-11-60, RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DIRECTOR MAY DO ADDITIONAL WORK WITH PAY IF APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, AND TO DELETE A PROVISION REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR TO FURNISH INFORMATION FOR FREE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 60-11-120 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DUPLICATIVE MATERIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3351"
citation: "South Carolina H 3351 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jefferson", "R. Williams", "W. Newton", "Weeks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5469c519-73a1-450a-bcac-aeb8f3c2964a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3351&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "69328cb40803b25c3c2f557dd4bfb33c2ebc80ddbba0869dba6f9c70ff727271"
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 3351 (2019-2020) — Archives and History

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 60-11-102 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DUPLICATIVE MATERIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO ANOTHER PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT INSTITUTION BY GIFT OR SALE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF RESULTING PROCEEDS, AND TO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 60-11-103 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION AND USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS GENERATED BY ITS OPERATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 60-11-60, RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DIRECTOR MAY DO ADDITIONAL WORK WITH PAY IF APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, AND TO DELETE A PROVISION REQUIRING THE DIRECTOR TO FURNISH INFORMATION FOR FREE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 60-11-120 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DUPLICATIVE MATERIAL IN THE POSSESSION OF DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. - 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/3351.htm)
2. **12/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3351_20181218.htm)
3. **3/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3351_20200312.htm)
4. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3351_20190327.htm)
5. **9/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3351_20200915.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jefferson — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-18** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2019-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-15** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-15** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2020-09-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-22** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 172
- **2020-09-29** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-07** Effective date 09/29/20
- **2020-10-07** Act No. 171

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5469c519-73a1-450a-bcac-aeb8f3c2964a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).