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+type: "Bill"
+title: "State seabird"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-612 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BROWN PELICAN IS THE OFFICIAL SEABIRD OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "H 5246"
+citation: "South Carolina H 5246 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brittain", "Bustos", "Garvin", "Gilliard", "Hartnett", "Jefferson", "Landing", "Leber", "M.M. Smith", "Pendarvis", "Stavrinakis", "Wetmore"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-03-07"
+last_action: "2024-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c430c7ea-2c69-42cb-aaac-11869582f253"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5246&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "91e8413fb949a0be273c0a5bc58812e022102dadef0fc85503357575c87a3767"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 5246 (2023-2024) — State seabird
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-612 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BROWN PELICAN IS THE OFFICIAL SEABIRD OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/5246.htm)
+2. **03/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240307.htm)
+3. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240417.htm)
+4. **04/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240430.htm)
+5. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240508.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brittain — primary (person)
+- Bustos — primary (person)
+- Garvin — primary (person)
+- Gilliard — primary (person)
+- Hartnett — primary (person)
+- Jefferson — primary (person)
+- Landing — primary (person)
+- Leber — primary (person)
+- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
+- Pendarvis — primary (person)
+- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
+- Wetmore — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-03-07** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-17** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
+- **2024-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-04-23** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
+- **2024-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2024-04-25** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2024-04-30** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
+- **2024-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 235
+- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
+- **2024-05-29** Act No. 186
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c430c7ea-2c69-42cb-aaac-11869582f253`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+