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type: "Bill"
title: "DEW Director appointment"
description: "AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY NOMINATE LESS THAN THREE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE FOR THE GOVERNOR'S CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE CURRENT VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS FILLED OR JULY 1, 2019, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 540"
citation: "South Carolina S 540 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-20"
last_action: "2019-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1330a92-2dae-464a-8edf-84a6810b959f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=540&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "d1ed1bf2cb279bf13183f8e9a69e3d02d3add3048286ec2170e5495bb79ee30a"
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 540 (2019-2020) — DEW Director appointment
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MAY NOMINATE LESS THAN THREE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE FOR THE GOVERNOR'S CONSIDERATION UNTIL THE CURRENT VACANCY IN THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS FILLED OR JULY 1, 2019, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. - 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/540.htm)
2. **2/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/540_20190220.htm)
3. **2/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/540_20190221.htm)
4. **3/26/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/540_20190326.htm)
5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/540_20190327.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **440** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **1012** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2019-03-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-05** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2019-03-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-2
- **2019-03-28** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2019-04-02** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2019-04-03** Ratified R 26
- **2019-04-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-09** Effective date 04/03/19
- **2019-07-10** Act No. 103
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1330a92-2dae-464a-8edf-84a6810b959f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).