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2025-2026 Bill 5241: Order of the Palmetto recipient special license plates - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5241
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Caskey
Document Path: LC-0412CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Order of the Palmetto recipient special license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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Action Description with journal page number
2/24/2026
House
Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 56
)
2/24/2026
House
Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 56
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/24/2026
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE
156 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
MAY ISSUE "ORDER OF THE PALMETTO" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.
B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 3, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
A
rticle 156
O
rder of the Palmetto Special License Plates
S
ection
56-3-16510
. The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue "Order of the Palmetto"
special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles registered
in their names. The applicant must be a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto.
The requirements for production and distribution of the plate are those set
forth in Section
56-3-8100
. The biennial fee for this plate is the regular
registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title.
S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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