South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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A118, R126, H5089

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. W. Newton and Herbkersman
Document Path: LC-0339HDB26.docx

Introduced in the House on February 4, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: April 6, 2026, Signed

Summary: Beaufort County voting precincts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/4/2026 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
2/4/2026 House Referred to Beaufort Delegation (House Journal-page 9)
3/3/2026 House Delegation report: Favorable Beaufort Delegation (House Journal-page 2)
3/4/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 17)
3/4/2026 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 17)
3/5/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 8)
3/5/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
3/5/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 8)
3/17/2026 Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
3/25/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
3/25/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
3/26/2026 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 19)
4/1/2026 Ratified R 126
4/6/2026 Signed By Governor
4/23/2026 Effective date 04/06/26
4/23/2026 Act No. 118

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/04/2026
03/03/2026
03/17/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A118, R126, H5089)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-110, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED.

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

Beaufort County voting precincts

SECTION 1.    Section 7-7-110(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(B) The precinct lines defining the above precincts are as shown on the official map on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office designated as document P-13-26, and as shown on copies provided to the Board of Voter Registration and Elections of Beaufort County by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

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.

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