H 5069 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SC Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act

Summary

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

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

41–1

Passed

Total votes 42

May 6, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

29 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 6, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-1)

senate

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

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

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-2-12)

house

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

65 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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