South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 5060

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Stavrinakis
Document Path: LC-0400DG26.docx

Introduced in the House on January 29, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on May 6, 2026

Summary: St. John's Fire District

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/29/2026 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
1/29/2026 House Referred to Charleston Delegation (House Journal-page 13)
1/29/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
3/3/2026 House Delegation report: Favorable Charleston Delegation (House Journal-page 37)
3/4/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 14)
3/4/2026 House Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 15)
3/4/2026 Scrivener's error corrected
3/5/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 6)
3/5/2026 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 8)
5/5/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
5/6/2026 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 72)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 207
5/19/2026 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2026
1/29/2026-A
3/3/2026
3/4/2026
3/5/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R207, H5060)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 369 OF 1959, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ST. JOHN'S FIRE DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO REVISE THE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISTRICT AND TO REPEAL SECTION 2 OF ACT 727 OF 1978 RELATING TO THE ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER.

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

Qualified electors

SECTION 1.    SECTION 4 of Act 369 of 1959, as last amended by Act 727 of 1978, is further amended to read:

SECTION 4. The district shall be governed by the St. John's Fire Commission which shall consist of nine qualified electors of the district, four of whom shall be residents of Johns Island, one of whom shall be a resident of Seabrook Island, one of whom shall be a resident of Wadmalaw Island, and three of whom shall be residents of Kiawah Island. The members shall be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of the majority of the county legislative delegation, for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. All terms shall expire December thirty-first in the appropriate year. The members shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its membership. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only.

Adoption of procurement code

SECTION 2.    SECTION 8 of Act 369 of 1959, as last amended by Act 413 of 2002, is further amended to read:

SECTION 8. The commission shall adopt a procurement code in compliance with Section 11-35-5320 and all records must be available as a public record pursuant to Section 30-4-30.

Repeal

SECTION 3.    SECTION 2 of Act 727 of 1978 is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION 4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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