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S703 • 2026

Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

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Sponsor
Senator Rice
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( Senate Journal-page 23 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

What This Bill Does

  • Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 23 )

  2. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( Senate Journal-page 23 )

  3. 2025-12-10 Senate

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-10 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 703: Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 703
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Rice
Document Path: SJ-0014PB26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/10/2025

Senate

Prefiled

12/10/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 23
)

1/13/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 23
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/10/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
5-3-105
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY REQUIRE BY ORDINANCE THE
COUNTY GOVERNING BODY'S APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANNEXING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
COUNTY.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 3, Title 5 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
5-3-105
. A municipality may require by ordinance that it will not initiate an
annexation procedure unless it has the agreement and approval of the county
governing body where the property to be annexed is located.

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

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