Senator Campsen proposes the following amendment (SR-3175.KM0001S):

Amend the bill, before the enacting words, by adding:

Whereas, on June 28, 1776, days before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, South Carolinians valiantly defended Charleston from imminent capture by the British, thereby slowing the British advance through the South; and

Whereas, Colonel William Moultrie commanded men such as William Jasper, a volunteer who hoisted the South Carolina flag, an indigo blue with a silver crescent in the upper-left hand corner, in the heat of battle at Sullivan's Island; and

Whereas, the triumph of the patriots at Sullivan's Island, due in part to the fort's spongy palmetto logs that repelled the cannonballs of the enemy, delayed the fall of Charleston into British captivity until 1780, four years later; and

Whereas, the South Carolina backcountry witnessed many skirmishes and battles involving South Carolina militia and heroes such as Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and Francis Marion, including patriot victories at Williamson's Plantation, Cedar Springs, King's Mountain, Earle's Ford, Flat Rock, Thicketty Fort, Hanging Rock, and more; and

Whereas, renowned historian Walter Edgar stated that "the American Revolution was won in the backcountry of South Carolina". Now, therefore,

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 56-3-1230(C) and inserting:

  (C) Notwithstanding another provision of law to the contrary, the regular license plate for private passenger vehicles and motorcycles issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles from January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2032, shall commemorate the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution. The South Carolina Revolutionary War Sestercentennial Commission shall submit to the department for approval the design, emblem, seal, logo, or other symbol it desires to be used on this license plate. The design, emblem, seal, logo, or other symbol submitted by the South Carolina Revolutionary War Sestercentennial Commission to the department must be imprinted with the words "Where The Revolutionary War Was Won" and shall include, at a minimum, a flag featuring the word LIBERTY in white against an indigo background together with a gorget in an upper corner of the flag, also known as the Moultrie Flag.
  (D) Fees for regular license plates shall not exceed the regular motor vehicle license fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3, Title 56.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.