South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3082

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0046DG23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Confederate Flags

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 60)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 10-1-220 so as to PROHIBIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, OR ANY OTHER CONFEDERATE FLAG FROM BEING FLOWN OR DISPLAYED IN OR ON ANY PUBLIC BUILDING EXCEPT A MUSEUM.

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

SECTION 1.   Chapter 1, Title 10 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 10-1-220.   Notwithstanding Section 10-1-165 or any other provision of law, the South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America, or any other confederate flag is prohibited from being flown or displayed in or on any public building, whether owned by the State or a political subdivision thereof, including a school district, unless the public building is a museum.

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

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