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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1-165, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE TYPE OF MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS THAT MAY NOT BE RELOCATED, REMOVED, OR DISTURBED, TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION,...” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1-165, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE TYPE OF MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS THAT MAY NOT BE RELOCATED, REMOVED, OR DISTURBED, TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION, TO TAKE ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH AN AFFINITY ORGANIZATION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING CE
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Where it is
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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4) · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 4) · Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journal-page 6) · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Special order, set for March 31, 2026 (Senate Journal-page 50) · Mar 31, 2026
Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60) · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60) · Apr 1, 2026
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 12) · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 81) · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-7 (Senate Journal-page 81) · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7) · Apr 16, 2026
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 7) · Apr 16, 2026
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 180) · Apr 29, 2026
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 30, 2026
Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26 (House Journal-page 117) · Apr 30, 2026
House
Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26 (House Journal-page 31) · May 5, 2026
House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Taylor, Oremus, Forrest, Harts, Bowers, Edgerton, Magnuson, Pope, White, Caskey, Hewitt, Weeks, Scott (House Journal-page 35) · May 6, 2026
House
Amended (House Journal-page 46) · May 7, 2026
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 46) · May 7, 2026
House
Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-28 (House Journal-page 59) · May 7, 2026
House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 116) · May 12, 2026
House
Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 10) · May 12, 2026
Senate
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. T Moore, Taylor, Govan (House Journal-page 103) · May 13, 2026
House
Conference committee appointed Verdin, Goldfinch, Sutton (Senate Journal-page 25) · May 13, 2026
Senate
Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 67) · May 14, 2026
House
Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-28 (House Journal-page 72) · May 14, 2026
House
Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 110) · May 14, 2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 110) · May 14, 2026
Senate
Conference report enrolled for ratificatiom (Senate Journal-page 116) · May 14, 2026
Senate
Ratified R 228 · May 15, 2026
Signed By Governor · May 19, 2026
Effective date 05/19/26 · Jun 5, 2026
Act No. 224 · Jun 3, 2026
The numbers
32
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
VerdinGoldfinchMartinPeelerBennettYoungBlackmonKimbrellZellNuttFernandezAlexanderTurnerAdamsLeberCorbinGroomsHembreeRiceMasseyGarrettChaplinCromerJohnsonGambrellKennedyDavisClimerCampsenReichenbachBrightCash
Recorded votes
Campsen, George E., IIISenate · 2026-05-14 · Passed
Adopt Conference ReportHouse · 2026-05-14 · Passed · Yeas 79, Nays 28, Excused Absence 6, Not Voting 11
Passage of BillHouse · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 74, Nays 28, Excused Absence 14, Not Voting 8
Table Amendment 13 Amendment number 13House · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 70, Nays 26, Excused Absence 16, Not Voting 12
Table Amendment 11 Amendment number 11House · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 74, Nays 28, Excused Absence 15, Not Voting 7
Table Amendment 10 Amendment number 10House · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 74, Nays 28, Excused Absence 14, Not Voting 8
Table Amendment 6 Amendment number 6House · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 74, Nays 27, Excused Absence 15, Not Voting 8
3rd ReadingSenate · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 7, Excused Absence 7
to lay on the table Amendment number 16Senate · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 10, Excused Absence 4
to lay on the table Amendment number 15Senate · 2026-04-15 · Passed · Ayes 28, Nays 15, Excused Absence 1
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. 224 (Jun 3, 2026).