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H5523 • 2026

Mobile food vendors

Mobile food vendors

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Sponsor
Rep. Pope
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 16 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Mobile food vendors

Mobile food vendors

What This Bill Does

  • Mobile food vendors

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 16 )

  2. 2026-04-14 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 16 )

Official Summary Text

Mobile food vendors

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2025-2026 Bill 5523: Mobile food vendors - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5523
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pope
Document Path: LC-0251PH26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Mobile food vendors
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/14/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 16
)

4/14/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 16
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/14/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS
BY ADDING SECTION
23-9-130
SO AS TO DEFINE "MOBILE FOOD UNIT," TO ALLOW ANY
ORGANIZED FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THIS STATE TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF MOBILE FOOD
UNITS, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL TO PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE TO
DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.

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

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 9, Title 23
of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

S
ection
23-9-130
.
(
A) For purposes of this
section, "mobile food unit" means a fully enclosed mobile kitchen that may
prepare, cook, or serve food.

(
B) Any organized fire department in
this State may inspect a mobile food unit for compliance with relevant fire
code requirements. The certification from an organized fire department in this
State is sufficient to satisfy inspection requirements to operate throughout
this State.

(
C) Mobile food units must be inspected
annually to ensure compliance with relevant fire code requirements.

(
D) The State Fire Marshall must
develop a certificate to demonstrate compliance with the inspection provision
in subsection (B). The certificate must include space for an organized fire
department to indicate the date of inspection and the name of the organized
fire department that conducted the inspection.

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

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