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R122, H3514
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, C. Mitchell, Pedalino, Guest, Crawford and Pope
Document Path: LC-0019SA25.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025
Last Amended on May 1, 2025
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: April 6, 2026, Signed
Summary: Flags
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/5/2024 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/5/2024 | House | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 230) |
| 1/14/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 230) |
| 2/26/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 6) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 35) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 35) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 36) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 37) |
| 5/2/2025 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2) |
| 5/6/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 19) |
| 5/6/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 19) |
| 3/18/2026 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Finance (Senate Journal-page 8) |
| 3/25/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 35) |
| 3/25/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 35) |
| 3/26/2026 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 19) |
| 4/1/2026 | Ratified R 122 | |
| 4/6/2026 | Signed By Governor | |
| 4/23/2026 | Effective date 04/06/26 | |
| 4/23/2026 | Act No. 114 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/05/2024
04/30/2025
05/01/2025
03/18/2026
NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(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.
This web page was last updated on April 23, 2026 at 10:23 AM