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H4730 • 2026
Billboard contractors
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Billboard contractors
Effective date 05/15/26
Act No. 151
Signed By Governor
Ratified R 200
Read third time and enrolled ( Senate Journal-page 20 )
Read second time ( Senate Journal-page 61 )
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 ( Senate Journal-page 71 )
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 13 )
Read third time and sent to Senate ( House Journal-page 16 )
Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 8 )
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 8 )
Scrivener's error corrected
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Anderson
Amended ( House Journal-page 24 )
Read second time ( House Journal-page 24 )
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 ( House Journal-page 25 )
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 9 )
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 69 )
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 69 )
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Billboard contractors
2025-2026 Bill 4730: Billboard contractors South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format A151, R200, H4730 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. Herbkersman, Erickson, Wooten, Ligon, Williams and Anderson Companion/Similar bill(s): 4658 Document Path: LC-0529WAB26.docx Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026 Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2026 Last Amended on February 24, 2026 Currently residing in the Senate Governor's Action: May 15, 2026, Signed Summary: Billboard contractors HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 12/16/2025 House Prefiled 12/16/2025 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 1/13/2026 House Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 69 ) 1/13/2026 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 69 ) 2/17/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon 2/19/2026 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 9 ) 2/24/2026 Scrivener's error corrected 2/24/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Anderson 2/24/2026 House Amended ( House Journal-page 24 ) 2/24/2026 House Read second time ( House Journal-page 24 ) 2/24/2026 House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 ( House Journal-page 25 ) 2/25/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate ( House Journal-page 16 ) 2/25/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 8 ) 2/25/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 8 ) 3/26/2026 Senate Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 13 ) 4/29/2026 Senate Read second time ( Senate Journal-page 61 ) 4/29/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 ( Senate Journal-page 71 ) 5/5/2026 Senate Read third time and enrolled ( Senate Journal-page 20 ) 5/14/2026 Ratified R 200 5/15/2026 Signed By Governor 5/26/2026 Effective date 05/15/26 5/26/2026 Act No. 151 View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 12/17/2025 02/19/2026 02/24/2026 02/24/2026-A 03/26/2026 (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) (A151, R200, H4730) AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-11-360, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS OF SIGN AND BILLBOARD INSTALLATION, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE FROM CONTRACTOR LICENSURE, SO AS TO INCLUDE SINGLE-POLE BILLBOARD STRUCTURES. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Contractor licensure exemptions, single-pole billboard work added SECTION 1. Section 40-11-360(11) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: (11) The installation, repair, or maintenance of signs, billboards, or single-pole billboard structures; provided, however, an electrical license is required to perform a final connection to a branch circuit conductor. The installation or modification of a branch circuit conductor is not considered a part of the installation, repair, or maintenance of a sign, billboard, or single-pole billboard structure. Time effective SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026. Approved the 15th day of May, 2026. __________ This web page was last updated on June 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM