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South Carolina General Assembly · S 0697 · Act No. 126

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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS TO TRANSFER THE SOUTH CAROLINA 211 NETWORK TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS; Read the full text

126th session (2025-2026)

What it does

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 CA
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Where it is

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Prefiled · Dec 10, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance · Dec 10, 2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21) · Jan 13, 2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 21) · Jan 13, 2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 12, 2026

Senate

Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 28) · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28) · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28) · Feb 18, 2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 10) · Feb 19, 2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61) · Feb 24, 2026

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 61) · Feb 24, 2026

House

Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 6) · Apr 22, 2026

House

Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 22) · Apr 28, 2026

House

Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 205) · Apr 29, 2026

House

Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26 (House Journal-page 84) · Apr 30, 2026

House

Read second time (House Journal-page 21) · May 5, 2026

House

Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21) · May 5, 2026

House

Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 32) · May 6, 2026

House

Ratified R 147 · May 14, 2026
Signed By Governor · May 15, 2026
Effective date 07/01/26 · May 26, 2026
Act No. 126 · May 26, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Gambrell

Recorded votes

Passage of BillHouse · 2026-05-05 · Passed · Yeas 108, Nays 0, Excused Absence 3, Not Voting 13
2nd ReadingSenate · 2026-02-18 · Passed · Ayes 44, Nays 0, Excused Absence 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 126 (May 26, 2026).