---
type: "Bill"
title: "Federal military installations"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-29-1625, RELATING TO FEDERAL DEFENSE FACILITIES DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF \"FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS\". - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3934"
citation: "South Carolina H 3934 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a5800bd-acef-45f0-91ea-e1163305ca65"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3934&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "ad8ab3024e7315a730a540ef3ac2896a6414cd30014a35b6e654bee3d8715093"
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 3934 (2023-2024) — Federal military installations

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-29-1625, RELATING TO FEDERAL DEFENSE FACILITIES DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF "FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS". - 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/3934.htm)
2. **02/09/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3934_20230209.htm)
3. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3934_20240501.htm)
4. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3934_20230504.htm)
5. **05/04/2023-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3934_20230504a.htm)
6. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3934_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Talley, Adams, Devine
- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 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-107 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 210
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 173

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a5800bd-acef-45f0-91ea-e1163305ca65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).