South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

H 4606 — Veteran Housing Stability & Security Act

Last action — Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "VETERAN HOUSING STABILITY AND SECURITY ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO ESTABLISH VETERAN HOUSING PRIORITY ZONES, CREATE A VETERAN LANDLORD RISK MITIGATION FUND, AND STREAMLINE ZONING AND PERMITTING FOR VETERAN-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.

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2025-2026 Bill 4606 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4606Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "VETERAN HOUSING STABILITY AND SECURITY ACT";
AND BY ADDING SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO ESTABLISH VETERAN HOUSING PRIORITY ZONES, CREATE A VETERAN LANDLORD RISK MITIGATION FUND, AND STREAMLINE ZONING AND PERMITTING FOR VETERAN-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  This act may be cited as the "Veteran Housing Stability and Security Act."   SECTION 2.  (A) The General Assembly finds:
       (1) South Carolina veterans experience disproportionate rates of homelessness and housing instability, especially in counties with rising rents and limited transitional housing.
       (2) Federal voucher access alone is insufficient when:
           (a) landlords deny voucher holders;
and            (b) counties lack fast-track development pathways.
       (3) Veteran homelessness is preventable, and the State has a moral interest in ensuring that those who defended this nation do not live without secure shelter.
    (B) This act establishes structural mechanisms to:
       (1) prioritize veteran housing development;
       (2) protect landlords who rent to veterans;
and        (3) expand transitional and long-term supportive housing capacity statewide.
  SECTION 3.  Chapter 15, Title 25 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 25-15-50.  (A)(1) Counties may designate Veteran Housing Priority Zones in census tracts with documented veteran homelessness.
       (2) Local governments must provide for zoning and permitting within forty-five days or less for veteran-supportive housing projects.
    (B) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall administer a statewide landlord guarantee program which reimburses landlords up to three thousand five hundred dollars for damages or unpaid rent associated with veteran tenants using housing vouchers.
    (C) Faith-based and nonprofit organizations may apply for grants to establish veteran transitional housing, prioritizing counties with no existing units.
  SECTION 4.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

  4. Prefiled

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4606 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "VETERAN HOUSING STABILITY AND SECURITY ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 25-15-50 SO AS TO ESTABLISH VETERAN HOUSING PRIORITY ZONES, CREATE A VETERAN LANDLORD RISK MITIGATION FUND, AND STREAMLINE ZONING AND PERMITTING FOR VETERAN-SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
Who sponsors H 4606?
H 4606 is sponsored by Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, and Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4606?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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