republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/s-325.md

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Bill	Department of Consumer Affairs	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO ADD THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; BY ADDING SECTION 1-30-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 37-6-103, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "ADMINISTRATOR," SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 37-6-104 AND 37-6-117, SECTION 37-6-501 THROUGH SECTION 37-6-510, AND SECTIONS 37-6-602 AND 37-6-604, ALL RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO BE REPLACED WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR AS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	S 325	South Carolina S 325 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Alexander Massey Walker Zell	7	24	3	2025-02-06	2026-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/b94b9989-f560-4f2b-9cc8-3a2643e78858	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=325&session=126&summary=B	ae3f26ccb9927496507b7d099153070ebbf2933691db766ad8932351ada42edf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 325 (2025-2026) — Department of Consumer Affairs

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 1-30-10, RELATING TO DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT, SO AS TO ADD THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; BY ADDING SECTION 1-30-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 37-6-103, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "ADMINISTRATOR," SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 37-6-104 AND 37-6-117, SECTION 37-6-501 THROUGH SECTION 37-6-510, AND SECTIONS 37-6-602 AND 37-6-604, ALL RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO BE REPLACED WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR AS THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/12/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/16/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/22/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/22/2026 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/23/2026 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 41–1 (pass) · upper
• Table Amendment 1 — 84–22 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 91–9 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Massey — primary (person)
• Walker — primary (person)
• Zell — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-02-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2025-02-12 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-04-16 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-04-22 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-02-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-25 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-1
• 2026-02-26 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-03-04 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2026-04-22 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-23 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-04-28 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-29 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-30 Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26
• 2026-05-05 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Williams, Herbkersman, Reese, MM Smith, Kirby, Brewer, Guest, Garvin, Govan, King, Hosey, Henderson-Myers, McDaniel, Anderson, Gilliard, Vaughan
• 2026-05-07 Debate adjourned
• 2026-05-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-05-13 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-9
• 2026-05-14 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-15 Ratified R 223
• 2026-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-05 Effective date 05/19/26
• 2026-06-03 Act No. 221

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b94b9989-f560-4f2b-9cc8-3a2643e78858. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).