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South Carolina General Assembly· H 3514Act No. 114

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(A114, R122, H3514)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 11-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY NOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN FLAGS UNLESS THE FLAGS ARE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Flags

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 11 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 11-1-130. A state department, agency, institution, or political subdivision of the State, including a school district, may not use public funds to purchase a flag of the United States of America or the State of South Carolina unless the flag has been one hundred percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or one hundred percent produced or manufactured in the United States. A state department, agency, institution, or political subdivision of the State, including a school district, may continue the use of previously purchased flags until a replacement flag is necessary.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 1st day of April, 2026.

Approved the 6th day of April, 2026.

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