H*5069 (Rat #0209, Act #0190 of 2026) General Bill, By T. Moore, Bradley, Wooten, Brittain, Bernstein, Holman, Ford, Wetmore, Stavrinakis, B. Newton, Rivers, Anderson, Kirby, McDaniel, Caskey, Erickson, Reese, Chapman, Govan, Yow, Bustos, Martin, Sessions, Gatch, M.M. Smith, D. Mitchell, Guest, Neese, Pedalino, Bauer, W. Newton, Gilreath, Gilliam, Luck, Pope, Ligon, Cox, J.L. Johnson, Guffey, Bowers, Jordan, Collins, Duncan, Teeple, Lawson, Sanders, Montgomery, Ballentine, Brewer, Gagnon, Haddon, Hartnett, Hartz, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Jones, Lowe, Robbins, Cromer, Oremus, Davis, Gilliard, Gibson, McCravy and C. Mitchell
Summary: SC Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 61 TO TITLE 48 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTED LANDS AND CONSERVATION COORDINATION ACT"; TO RECOGNIZE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AS AN IMPORTANT STATE INTEREST; AND TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PROTECTED LAND BENCHMARK. - RATIFIED TITLE
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01/29/26	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
01/29/26	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 16)
03/24/26	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 52)
03/24/26	House	Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 52)
04/02/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Oremus
04/02/26	House	Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House Journal-page 6)
04/13/26		Scrivener's error corrected
04/14/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, Gilliard, Gibson, McCravy, C. Mitchell
04/14/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 40)
04/14/26	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 40)
04/15/26	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 15)
04/15/26	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 41)
04/15/26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 41)
04/28/26	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 15)
05/06/26	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 90)
05/06/26	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 90)
05/06/26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 90)
05/07/26		Scrivener's error corrected
05/07/26	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 15)
05/12/26	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 112)
05/13/26	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 88)
05/13/26	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 88)
05/14/26		Ratified R 209
05/18/26		Signed By Governor
06/02/26		Effective date 05/18/26
06/02/26		Act No. 190