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type: "Bill"
title: "Death certificates"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-74, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF DEATH CERTIFICATES WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ELIMINATE EXEMPTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS WHO CERTIFY FEWER THAN TWELVE DEATHS ANNUALLY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3325"
citation: "South Carolina H 3325 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["King", "M.M. Smith", "Murray", "Parks", "Rivers"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07bfc37f-02ce-4ab1-a656-b6a345f90813"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3325&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "6cf6f938a0d669de5e2d04648d41def0ed44503ba2587f74a651f73460a25384"
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 3325 (2021-2022) — Death certificates
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-63-74, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF DEATH CERTIFICATES WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, SO AS TO ELIMINATE EXEMPTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS WHO CERTIFY FEWER THAN TWELVE DEATHS ANNUALLY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3325.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3325_20201209.htm)
3. **2/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3325_20210225.htm)
4. **3/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3325_20210302.htm)
5. **5/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3325_20220510.htm)
6. **5/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3325_20220505.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **116–1** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- King — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Parks — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murray, Rivers, M.M.Smith, Parks
- **2021-02-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-1
- **2021-03-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-10** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-10** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2022-05-11** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-05-12** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 200
- **2022-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 07/01/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 157
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07bfc37f-02ce-4ab1-a656-b6a345f90813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).