S 508 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Monuments

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1-165, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE TYPE OF MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS THAT MAY NOT BE RELOCATED, REMOVED, OR DISTURBED, TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION, TO TAKE ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH AN AFFINITY ORGANIZATION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Signed May 19, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

30–7

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 44

Apr 15, 2026

D Democratic12

7 Nay 5

58% Nay

R Republican32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference report enrolled for ratificatiom

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference report received and adopted

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee appointed Verdin, Goldfinch, Sutton

upper

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. T Moore, Taylor, Govan

lower

May 12, 2026

Introduced

Non-concurrence in House amendment

upper

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 7, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (68-24-22)

house

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

32 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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