Park Admissions

2025-2026 Bill 4811: Park Admissions - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4811
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pedalino
Document Path: LC-0468SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Park Admissions
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
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 98
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
(
House Journal-page 98
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
51-3-60
, RELATING TO USE OF FACILITIES FREE OF CHARGE BY DISABLED
VETERANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT DISABLED VETERANS ALSO MAY USE CAMPSITES,
OVERNIGHT LODGING, AND RECREATION BUILDINGS FREE OF CHARGE.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
51-3-60
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
51-3-60
.
A
ny South Carolina resident who is over
sixty-five years of age or disabled or legally blind as defined in Section
43-25-20
of the 1976 Code may use any facility of a state park except
campsites, overnight lodging and recreation buildings without charge. Such
residents may also use campsite facilities at one-half of the prescribed fee. A
person exercising this privilege on the basis of age shall present his medicare
card or other card approved by the South Carolina Commission on Aging to the
employee of the State Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism who is in
charge of the particular state park, and a person who is disabled or legally
blind shall present to such person in charge of the park a certificate to that
effect from a licensed doctor of medicine or an official of an agency
authorized by law to make determinations of disability or blindness. The
authorization for use of the facilities as provided by this section shall not
be effective if it conflicts with any federal law, rule or regulation.

T
he term "disabled"
as used herein shall mean the inability to perform substantial gainful
employment by reason of a medically-determinable impairment, either physical or
mental, which has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of
twelve months or more.

A
ny South Carolina
resident who is a veteran and who has been classified by the Veterans
Administration as permanently and totally disabled may also enter any state
park
, including campsites, overnight lodging, and
recreation buildings,
without charge upon presentation to the person in
charge of the park of an identification card from the county veterans affairs
officer stating the veteran's permanent and total disability. A statement of
age or disability may not be made for any person whose age and disability
records are not maintained in the veterans affairs office at which the request
is made.

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

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