AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-110, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED USE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING BY FUNERAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNERAL SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed Mar 12, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2017
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 15, 2017
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 12, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
senate
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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