---
type: "Bill"
title: "Robert Smalls Monument"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-185 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ON THE GROUNDS OF THE STATE HOUSE A ROBERT SMALLS MONUMENT, CREATE A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE MONUMENT, PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND SUNSET THE COMMISSION AT A DATE CERTAIN. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5042"
citation: "South Carolina H 5042 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Atkinson", "B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Bamberg", "Bannister", "Bauer", "Beach", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Bustos", "Calhoon", "Carter", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Clyburn", "Cobb-Hunter", "Crawford", "Davis", "Dillard", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Garvin", "Gatch", "Gilliam", "Gilliard", "Guest", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Hayes", "Henderson-Myers", "Henegan", "Herbkersman", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Hosey", "Howard", "Hyde", "J. Moore", "J.E. Johnson", "J.L. Johnson", "Jefferson", "Jordan", "King", "Kirby", "Lawson", "Leber", "M.M. Smith", "McDaniel", "Mitchell", "Murphy", "Neese", "O'Neal", "Ott", "Pedalino", "Pendarvis", "Pope", "Rivers", "Rutherford", "S. Jones", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "Stavrinakis", "T. Moore", "Thigpen", "Vaughan", "W. Jones", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "West", "Wetmore", "Wheeler", "Williams", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdf5bae7-9715-4a4d-8de3-acf59c70de40"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5042&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "e389297286218f71aad963b017338639fbb2395addcef918d575efad365381a4"
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 5042 (2023-2024) — Robert Smalls Monument

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-185 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ON THE GROUNDS OF THE STATE HOUSE A ROBERT SMALLS MONUMENT, CREATE A COMMISSION TO DETERMINE THE DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE MONUMENT, PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND SUNSET THE COMMISSION AT A DATE CERTAIN. - 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/5042.htm)
2. **02/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5042_20240206.htm)
3. **03/20/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5042_20240320.htm)
4. **03/21/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5042_20240321.htm)
5. **05/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5042_20240502.htm)
6. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5042_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Bamberg — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Beach — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Clyburn — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Hyde — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- O'Neal — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pendarvis — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- S. Jones — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Thigpen — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Jones — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore
- **2024-03-20** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: O'Neal, B.Newton, Neese, Lawson, Atkinson, Hayes, Gatch, W.Newton, Bannister, Caskey, Hyde, J.E.Johnson, Hiott, Brittain, Hartnett, Mitchell, Yow, Gagnon, Carter, Guest, Crawford, Ott, Rutherford, Leber, Hixon, Herbkersman, Anderson, Bailey, Elliott, Gilliam, Calhoon, Wooten, Forrest, Pedalino, Jordan, Bustos, Bamberg, Bernstein, Clyburn, Hosey, Henderson-Myers, Howard, Vaughan, Beach
- **2024-03-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
- **2024-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2024-03-21** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-03-22** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-26** Referred to Committee on Operations and Management `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-02** Polled out of committee Operations and Management
- **2024-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Operations and Management `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Amended `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-99 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 229
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 183

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdf5bae7-9715-4a4d-8de3-acf59c70de40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).