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H5168 • 2026

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Sponsor
Reps. C. Mitchell and Yow Companion/Similar bill(s): 913
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Governor's Action: Signed
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-02 South Carolina Legislature

    Effective date 05/18/26

  2. 2026-06-02 South Carolina Legislature

    Act No. 206

  3. 2026-05-18 South Carolina Legislature

    Signed By Governor

  4. 2026-05-15 South Carolina Legislature

    Ratified R 260

  5. 2026-05-14 Senate

    Read third time and enrolled ( Senate Journal-page 100 )

  6. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Read second time ( Senate Journal-page 45 )

  7. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2 ( Senate Journal-page 45 )

  8. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services ( Senate Journal-page 5 )

  9. 2026-04-15 South Carolina Legislature

    Scrivener's error corrected

  10. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Introduced and read first time

  11. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

  12. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 7 )

  13. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services ( Senate Journal-page 7 )

  14. 2026-04-02 House

    Read third time and sent to Senate ( House Journal-page 37 )

  15. 2026-04-01 House

    Amended ( House Journal-page 19 )

  16. 2026-04-01 House

    Read second time ( House Journal-page 19 )

  17. 2026-04-01 House

    Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-7 ( House Journal-page 20 )

  18. 2026-03-31 House

    Debate adjourned ( House Journal-page 294 )

  19. 2026-03-26 House

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 8 )

  20. 2026-02-11 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 44 )

  21. 2026-02-11 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 44 )

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2025-2026 Bill 5168: Official State Song

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026

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A206, R260, H5168

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. C. Mitchell and Yow

Companion/Similar bill(s): 913

Document Path: LC-0534SA26.docx

Introduced in the House on February 11, 2026

Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2026

Last Amended on April 1, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate

Governor's Action: May 18, 2026, Signed

Summary: Official State Song

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/11/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 44
)

2/11/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 44
)

3/26/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 8
)

3/31/2026

House

Debate adjourned (
House Journal-page 294
)

4/1/2026

House

Amended (
House Journal-page 19
)

4/1/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 19
)

4/1/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-7 (
House Journal-page 20
)

4/2/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 37
)

4/7/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time

4/7/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services

4/7/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/7/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/15/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

4/16/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 5
)

4/30/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 45
)

4/30/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2 (
Senate Journal-page 45
)

5/14/2026

Senate

Read third time and enrolled (
Senate Journal-page 100
)

5/15/2026

Ratified R 260

5/18/2026

Signed By Governor

6/2/2026

Effective date 05/18/26

6/2/2026

Act No. 206

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/11/2026
03/26/2026
04/01/2026
04/15/2026
04/16/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(A206, R260, H5168)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "CAROLINA WHEN I DIE" BY PATRICK DAVIS AS AN OFFICIAL STATE SONG.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

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SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 1-1-687. "Carolina When I Die" by Patrick Davis is designated as an official state song.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2026.

Approved the 18th day of May, 2026.

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