South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 3514
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, 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 Committee on Finance
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) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/05/2024
04/30/2025
05/01/2025
May 1, 2025
H. 3514
Introduced by Reps. Wooten, Mitchell, Pedalino, Guest, Crawford and Pope
S. Printed 5/1/25--H.
Read the first time January 14, 2025
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A bill
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.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
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.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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