South Carolina 126th General Assembly Status: Enacted

S 0508 — 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

Last action — Act No. 224

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 27, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 19, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill expands protections for certain monuments and memorials in South Carolina.

This legislation amends existing laws to prohibit the relocation, removal, or disturbance of additional monuments and memorials. It also allows the General Assembly to make decisions regarding these monuments and provides a process for affinity organizations to pursue legal action.

Summary

Monuments

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Act No. 224

  2. Effective date 05/19/26

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 228

  5. Conference report enrolled for ratificatiom (Senate Journal-page 116)

  6. Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 110)

  7. Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 110)

  8. Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-28 (House Journal-page 72)

  9. Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 67)

  10. Conference committee appointed Verdin, Goldfinch, Sutton (Senate Journal-page 25)

  11. House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. T Moore, Taylor, Govan (House Journal-page 103)

  12. Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 10)

  13. Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 116)

  14. Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-28 (House Journal-page 59)

  15. Read second time (House Journal-page 46)

  16. Amended (House Journal-page 46)

  17. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Taylor, Oremus, Forrest, Harts, Bowers, Edgerton, Magnuson, Pope, White, Caskey, Hewitt, Weeks, Scott (House Journal-page 35)

  18. Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26 (House Journal-page 31)

  19. Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26 (House Journal-page 117)

  20. Scrivener's error corrected

  21. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 180)

  22. Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)

  23. Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)

  24. Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-7 (Senate Journal-page 81)

  25. Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 81)

  26. Amended (Senate Journal-page 12)

  27. Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60)

  28. Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60)

  29. Special order, set for March 31, 2026 (Senate Journal-page 50)

  30. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journal-page 6)

  31. Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 4)

  32. Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Adopt Conference Report

Passed 79 Yea · 28 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7725017
Republican 2000
Democrat 0200
Total 7927017
% of votes cast 64%22%0%14%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Brittain, T. Case, Jr — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E — Yea
Rankin, Luke S — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr — Not Voting
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Representative Adam L. Duncan — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Not Voting
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Nay
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Nay
Representative Charles V. Hartz — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Nay
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Courtney S. Waters — Nay
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David Martin — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Dianne Mitchell — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Nay
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Gil Gatch — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Nay
Representative Greg Ford — Yea
Representative Hamilton R. Grant — Nay
Representative Harriet A. Holman — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Not Voting
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Nay
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Nay
Representative JA Moore — Not Voting
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Not Voting
Representative Jackie R. Terribile — Yea
Representative James E. Teeple — Not Voting
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Not Voting
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Nay
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Nay
Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr. — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Nay
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Nay
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Nay
Representative Kevin Hardee — Not Voting
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Nay
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Not Voting
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Mike M. Neese — Not Voting
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paul B. Wickensimer — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard Blake Sanders — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Not Voting
Representative Robert T. Reese — Nay
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Nay
Representative Sarita L. Edgerton — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Nay
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Nay
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Nay
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William C. "Chris" Huff — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Not Voting
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Not Voting
Jason Luck Democrat Nay
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Nay
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
Stephen D. Frank Republican Yea

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Table Amendment 6 Amendment number 6

Passed 74 Yea · 27 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7225022
Republican 2000
Democrat 0101
Total 7426023
% of votes cast 60%21%0%19%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Brittain, T. Case, Jr — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr — Not Voting
Rankin, Luke S — Not Voting
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Representative Adam L. Duncan — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Nay
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Not Voting
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Not Voting
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Not Voting
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Nay
Representative Charles V. Hartz — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Courtney S. Waters — Nay
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David Martin — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Dianne Mitchell — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Nay
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Nay
Representative Greg Ford — Yea
Representative Hamilton R. Grant — Nay
Representative Harriet A. Holman — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Nay
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Not Voting
Representative Heather Bauer — Not Voting
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Nay
Representative JA Moore — Nay
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Nay
Representative Jackie R. Terribile — Not Voting
Representative James E. Teeple — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Nay
Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr. — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Nay
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Nay
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Not Voting
Representative Kevin Hardee — Not Voting
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Nay
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Not Voting
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Not Voting
Representative Neal A. Collins — Not Voting
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paul B. Wickensimer — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard Blake Sanders — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Nay
Representative Robert T. Reese — Nay
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Nay
Representative Sarita L. Edgerton — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Nay
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Nay
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV — Not Voting
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Nay
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William C. "Chris" Huff — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Not Voting
Smith, Marvin — Not Voting
Jason Luck Democrat Nay
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Not Voting
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
Stephen D. Frank Republican Yea

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to lay on the table Amendment number 15

Failed 0 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 01501
Total 01501
% of votes cast 0%94%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Devine, Tameika Isaac — Nay
Matthews, Margie Bright — Nay
Senator Brad Hutto — Nay
Senator Carlisle Kennedy — Not Voting
Senator Darrell Jackson — Nay
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Nay
Senator Ed Sutton — Nay
Senator Jeffrey R. Graham — Nay
Senator Karl B. Allen — Nay
Senator Kent M. Williams — Nay
Senator Michael W. Gambrell — Nay
Senator Overture Walker — Nay
Senator Ronnie A. Sabb — Nay
Senator Russell L. Ott — Nay
Senator Sean M. Bennett — Nay
Senator Tom Fernandez — Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 0508 do?
Monuments
Who sponsors S 0508?
S 0508 is sponsored by Senator Lee Bright, Senator Mike Reichenbach, Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III, Senator JD Chaplin, Senator Richard J. Cash, Senator Wes Climer, Senator Tom Davis, Senator Carlisle Kennedy, Senator Michael W. Gambrell, Senator Michael Johnson, Senator Ronnie W. Cromer, Senator Billy Garrett, Senator A. Shane Massey, Senator Ross Turner, Senator Rex F. Rice, Senator Greg Hembree, Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms, Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin, Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Senator Brian Adams, Senator Thomas C. Alexander, Senator Tom Fernandez, Senator Jeff Zell, Senator Josh Kimbrell, Senator Allen Blackmon, Senator Tom Young, Jr., Senator Sean M. Bennett, Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., Senator Shane R. Martin, Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch, Senator Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III, and Nutt, Roger A..
What is the current status of S 0508?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 27, 2025. Enacted.
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