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+type: "Bill"
+title: "South Carolina Conservation Education Act"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-980 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION FUND AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH REVENUES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 165"
+citation: "South Carolina S 165 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Graham", "Sutton"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-01-14"
+last_action: "2025-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfe57e70-5467-41f1-bce6-2e8a4c47aa65"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=165&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "03d043dbc76c91aa640e56fda96f78bacd93dd72d2a28c93320952803f9c1863"
+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 S 165 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Conservation Education Act
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-980 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION FUND AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH REVENUES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/165.htm)
+2. **01/14/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250114.htm)
+3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250219.htm)
+4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250429.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **92–11** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Campsen — primary (person)
+- Graham — primary (person)
+- Sutton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
+- **2025-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-25** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-01** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harris, Edgerton, Frank, Magnuson, Kilmartin, Beach, White, Cromer, Morgan
+- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-11
+- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 30
+- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
+- **2025-05-16** Act No. 15
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfe57e70-5467-41f1-bce6-2e8a4c47aa65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+