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type: "Bill"
title: "Service contracts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTIONS 38-78-55 AND 37-6-120 BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL PROVISION IN A SERVICE CONTRACT IS ENFORCEABLE UNLESS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 38-78-20 AND 37-1-301, BOTH RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 434"
citation: "South Carolina S 434 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8d36899-1824-4243-9b0f-cde273d89ea0"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=434&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "f5d3641f43b5783b68843c00ed34c4062551075e95e59fa7121f749141ef627e"
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 434 (2023-2024) — Service contracts
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTIONS 38-78-55 AND 37-6-120 BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL PROVISION IN A SERVICE CONTRACT IS ENFORCEABLE UNLESS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 38-78-20 AND 37-1-301, BOTH RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS. - 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/434.htm)
2. **01/24/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20230124.htm)
3. **02/10/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20230210.htm)
4. **02/29/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240229.htm)
5. **03/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240301.htm)
6. **03/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240306.htm)
7. **03/19/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240319.htm)
8. **03/20/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240320.htm)
9. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240501.htm)
10. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/434_20240508.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-21** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Hiott, Carter, Hixon, Erickson, Blackwell, MM Smith, Guffey, West, Whitmire, Calhoon, Jefferson
- **2024-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 182
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 159
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8d36899-1824-4243-9b0f-cde273d89ea0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).