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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dorchester School District 2"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING FROM AT-LARGE TO SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO CHANGE THE CANDIDATE FILING METHOD, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR THE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3961"
citation: "South Carolina H 3961 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer", "Gatch", "Jefferson", "Murphy", "Robbins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59a3906d-44c4-4f12-a425-813d05505515"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3961&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "47a7f1f9acb4628185ed250b31ee9b3b60d0a3cd07191a6e9c685e57711a6b46"
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 3961 (2023-2024) — Dorchester School District 2
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 535 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SUMMERVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF DORCHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF ELECTING FROM AT-LARGE TO SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS, TO DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS ARE DELINEATED, TO CHANGE THE CANDIDATE FILING METHOD, AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR THE NEWLY DRAWN ELECTION DISTRICTS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3961.htm)
2. **02/15/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3961_20230215.htm)
3. **02/15/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3961_20230215a.htm)
4. **02/21/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3961_20230221.htm)
5. **02/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/3961_20230222.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Dorchester Delegation
- **2023-02-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2023-02-15** Committee report: Favorable Dorchester Delegation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2023-02-16** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-02-17** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15** Ratified R 8
- **2023-03-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date 03/20/23
- **2023-07-06** Act No. 96
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59a3906d-44c4-4f12-a425-813d05505515`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).