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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Gold Shield Day"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-335 SO AS TO DESIGNATE JUNE FIRST OF EACH YEAR AS \"GOLD SHIELD DAY\" TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THE SACRIFICE OF THEIR SURVIVING FAMILIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 868"
+citation: "South Carolina S 868 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Elliott", "Kimbrell", "Rice", "Stubbs", "Verdin", "Walker", "Young"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-29"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b6143b8-b2c5-40a0-8125-d4a8e2b875da"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=868&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "5267dfd4c2eb67cec1a147b40edb48ba80ecc22a1ae2ffd500f4602e5b72bd58"
+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 868 (2025-2026) — Gold Shield Day
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-335 SO AS TO DESIGNATE JUNE FIRST OF EACH YEAR AS "GOLD SHIELD DAY" TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THE SACRIFICE OF THEIR SURVIVING FAMILIES. - 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/868.htm)
+2. **01/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/868_20260129.htm)
+3. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/868_20260211.htm)
+4. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/868_20260505.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Elliott — primary (person)
+- Kimbrell — primary (person)
+- Rice — primary (person)
+- Stubbs — primary (person)
+- Verdin — primary (person)
+- Walker — primary (person)
+- Young — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-11** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-17** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2026-02-18** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-19** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-07** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-07** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2026-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 159
+- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
+- **2026-05-26** Act No. 127
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b6143b8-b2c5-40a0-8125-d4a8e2b875da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+