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H5524 • 2026

Sex Offenders

Sex Offenders

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Sponsor
Reps. Sanders, Huff, Chapman, Beach, Gilreath, Duncan, Cromer, Gagnon and Collins Companion/Similar bill(s): 1128
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
Effective date
Not listed

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Sex Offenders

Sex Offenders

What This Bill Does

  • Sex Offenders

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins

  2. 2026-04-14 House

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

  3. 2026-04-14 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 16 )

Official Summary Text

Sex Offenders

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2025-2026 Bill 5524: Sex Offenders - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5524
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sanders, Huff, Chapman, Beach, Gilreath, Duncan, Cromer, Gagnon and Collins
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1128
Document Path: LC-0557CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Sex Offenders
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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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
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 16
)

4/22/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/14/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
23-3-537
SO AS TO PROHIBIT REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS FROM ENTERING UPON,
REMAINING IN, OR LOITERING UPON THE GROUNDS OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, or special
purpose district PARKS WITHOUT being GIVEN EXPRESSED PERMISSION BY THE PARKS'
GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 7, Chapter 3, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
23-3-537
. It is unlawful for a person registered as a sex offender pursuant
to the provisions of this article to enter upon, remain in, or loiter upon the
grounds of a municipal, county, or special purpose district park without being given
expressed permission by the park's governing authority. A registered sex
offender who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

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

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