The state Senate today deferred giving third and final reading to a controversial voter identification bill.

In an unusual move, some senators said they wanted to amend the bill, agreed to last week.

The bill would phase-in a requirement that S.C. voters present a state-issued identification card with a photo when voting, beginning in 2012.

Due to sometimes bitter debate over the legislation, senators agreed Thursday to reserve their rights to amend the bill on third reading. Amendments usually are restricted to a proposal’s second reading. Still, when amendments were offered today, it raised concerns across the Senate that a fragile agreement could unravel.

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