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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 894"
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citation: "South Carolina S 894 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-04"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=894&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "4453846108185077078e1f0204fcbd9a3e720d0dc944b2b87909b3867dcd4396"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 894 (2025-2026) — Death Certificate Filing Deadline Exception
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-63-74, RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING AND TRANSMISSION OF DEATH CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES REGARDING TIMELY ELECTRONIC FILING WITH THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/894.htm)
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2. **02/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260204.htm)
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3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260324.htm)
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4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260326.htm)
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5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260505.htm)
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6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/894_20260512.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-31** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 161
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 128
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63260d73-6012-4792-b850-bbf2dc0cec44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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