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type: "Bill"
title: "Alarm System"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-79-215 SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR FROM BEING FINED FOR A FALSE ALARM NOT ATTRIBUTED TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR OPERATIONAL ERROR BY THE ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4889"
citation: "South Carolina H 4889 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c073f7aa-4525-4903-9b47-2ed2db9448e1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4889&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "e387640bfd5773d23ea2544acd34a1392a6e7a51901e5db012f5515d1fbc47ce"
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 4889 (2021-2022) — Alarm System
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-79-215 SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR FROM BEING FINED FOR A FALSE ALARM NOT ATTRIBUTED TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR OPERATIONAL ERROR BY THE ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR. - 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/4889.htm)
2. **2/1/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220201.htm)
3. **3/9/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220309.htm)
4. **4/28/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220428.htm)
5. **4/29/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220429.htm)
6. **5/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220510.htm)
7. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4889_20220504.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **101–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bannister — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1
- **2022-03-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-30** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-28** Polled out of committee Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2022-04-28** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-05-04** Amended `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 222
- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/16/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 196
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c073f7aa-4525-4903-9b47-2ed2db9448e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).