H 4679 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

South Carolina Drone Regulation and Public Safety Act

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA DRONE REGULATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 55 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES; AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 24-1-300 AND 24-5-175 RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES NEAR CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

May 7, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 15, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 7, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0)

senate

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Transportation

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 14, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (102-0-13)

house

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors