H 4610 General Bill, By J. Moore, Oremus, M.M. Smith, Davis, Robbins, Pope, Bustos, Landing, Teeple, Hartnett, Sessions, B. Newton, Wickensimer, Wetmore, Bradley, Reese, B.L. Cox, Stavrinakis, Gatch, J.L. Johnson, Rutherford, Hosey, Gilliard, Grant, Hart, Crawford, Guest, McGinnis, Hardee, Holman, Bamberg, Willis, Burns, Chumley, Bowers and Guffey
Summary: American Sign Language Symbol Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SYMBOL ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE "I LOVE YOU" (ILY) HAND GESTURE AS THE OFFICIAL AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SYMBOL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES SHALL INCORPORATE THE "I LOVE YOU" GESTURE AS APPROPRIATE.
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12/16/25	House	Prefiled
12/16/25	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/13/26	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 35)
01/13/26	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 35)
01/20/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, M.M.Smith, Davis, Robbins, Pope, Bustos, Landing, Teeple, Hartnett, Sessions, B.Newton, Wickensimer, Wetmore, Bradley, Reese, B.L.Cox, Stavrinakis, Gatch
01/21/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson, Rutherford, Hosey, Gilliard, Grant, Hart, Crawford, Guest, McGinnis, Hardee, Holman, Bamberg, Willis, Burns, Chumley
03/26/26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 8)
03/31/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Guffey
03/31/26	House	Amended (House Journal-page 294)
03/31/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 294)
03/31/26	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 295)
04/01/26	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19)
04/01/26	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 18)
04/01/26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 18)