SC ABLE Account renamed SC STABLE Account Program
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 11, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE "ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM" SO AS TO RENAME THE PROGRAM THE "PALMETTO ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM" AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO DIRECT THE CODE COMMISSIONER TO MAKE CERTAIN CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed May 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2019 · House Mar 21, 2019
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
5
May 24, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Cromer, McElveen, Corbin
upper
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Willis, Rose, Caskey
lower
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 9, 2019
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-3)
senate
Apr 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 21, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-8)
house
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
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