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type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans Trust Fund Reorganization"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-21-20, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM NINETEEN TO ELEVEN, TO PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT OF THOSE MEMBERS BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS, AND TO ESTABLISH A FOUR-YEAR TERM. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 317"
citation: "South Carolina S 317 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shealy"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-07"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1f50dd3-a7fa-4128-bf06-f05a0d4fa83c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=317&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "aa847012c4b4ffac22034c32ca4f79ada9f468abaf6d9e27bf416fd55d362a05"
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 317 (2023-2024) — Veterans Trust Fund Reorganization
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-21-20, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VETERANS' TRUST FUND OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM NINETEEN TO ELEVEN, TO PROVIDE FOR APPOINTMENT OF THOSE MEMBERS BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS, AND TO ESTABLISH A FOUR-YEAR TERM. - 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/317.htm)
2. **02/08/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230208.htm)
3. **02/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230209.htm)
4. **02/14/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230214.htm)
5. **05/03/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230503.htm)
6. **05/10/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230510.htm)
7. **05/12/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20230512.htm)
8. **12/07/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov//sess125_2023-2024/prever/317_20221207.htm)
## Votes
- Grant Free Conference Powers — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **0–41** (fail) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-12-07** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-07** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-02-14** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-14** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2023-02-15** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Debate adjourned
- **2023-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2023-05-11** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-41
- **2023-05-11** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Davis, Cobb-Hunter, BJ Cox
- **2023-05-11** Conference committee appointed Shealy, Young, McElveen
- **2023-05-11** Free conference powers granted
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2023-05-11** Free conference committee appointed Davis, Cobb-Hunter, BJ Cox
- **2023-05-11** Free conference report adopted
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2023-05-11** Free conference powers granted
- **2023-05-11** Free conference committee appointed Shealy, Young, McElveen
- **2023-05-11** Free conference report received and adopted
- **2023-05-11** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 67
- **2023-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/19/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 58
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1f50dd3-a7fa-4128-bf06-f05a0d4fa83c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).