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type: "Bill"
title: "211 Network"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS TO TRANSFER THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING PART 7 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 37, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, TO SET FORTH THE REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES OF THE 211 LEAD ENTITY, AND TO SET FORTH SELECTION CRITERIA FOR APPROVED 211 SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 1-11-770, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 697"
citation: "South Carolina S 697 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gambrell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-12-10"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62e11d9e-de2f-406f-92c8-d7ad5f432ea2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=697&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "77251388aebaf6d5fc0e0da32b10cca575a07209e93733d1096e636224d4584a"
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 697 (2025-2026) — 211 Network
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS TO TRANSFER THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING PART 7 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 37, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, TO SET FORTH THE REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES OF THE 211 LEAD ENTITY, AND TO SET FORTH SELECTION CRITERIA FOR APPROVED 211 SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 1-11-770, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK, SO AS 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/697.htm)
2. **02/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/697_20260212.htm)
3. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/697_20260218.htm)
4. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/697_20260422.htm)
5. **12/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/697_20251210.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1080** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gambrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-12-10** Prefiled `filing`
- **2025-12-10** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2026-02-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-28** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-29** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-30** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 147
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 07/01/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 126
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62e11d9e-de2f-406f-92c8-d7ad5f432ea2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).