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H4801 • 2026

Public Assistance

Public Assistance

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Sponsor
Reps. McDaniel, King and Spann-Wilder
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 94 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Public Assistance

Public Assistance

What This Bill Does

  • Public Assistance

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 94 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 94 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Public Assistance

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4801: Public Assistance - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4801
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McDaniel, King and Spann-Wilder
Document Path: LC-0376VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Ways and Means
Summary: Public Assistance
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
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 94
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 94
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
43-5-250
SO AS TO EXEMPT INDIVIDUALS
CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES FROM FEDERAL ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS TO RECEIVE
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 5, Title 43 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
43-5-250
. The State of South Carolina opts out of 21 U.S.C. Section 862a,
which would make an otherwise eligible individual who has been convicted
pursuant to state or federal law of certain drug-related offenses identified in
21 U.S.C. Section 862a(a) ineligible for benefits under the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program and the Family Independence Program. In so doing,
the State of South Carolina exempts any or all individuals domiciled in the
State from application of 21 U.S.C. Section 862a.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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