---
type: "Bill"
title: "Official Carnivorous Plant"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-661 SO AS TO NAME THE VENUS FLYTRAP THE OFFICIAL CARNIVOROUS PLANT OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 581"
citation: "South Carolina S 581 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Corbin", "Goldfinch", "Grooms", "Hembree", "McElveen", "Senn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb495295-0003-40a7-b7ff-15bd7133bf3a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=581&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "523e022cdf10a1136ac0b107683f548d47611fdb029ca9df0b97aa8693ae90c7"
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 581 (2023-2024) — Official Carnivorous Plant

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-661 SO AS TO NAME THE VENUS FLYTRAP THE OFFICIAL CARNIVOROUS PLANT 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/581.htm)
2. **3/1/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/581_20230301.htm)
3. **3/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/581_20230322.htm)
4. **4/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/581_20230426.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **36–5** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Corbin — primary (person)
- Goldfinch — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- McElveen — primary (person)
- Senn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-5
- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2023-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2023-04-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-04-28** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Ratified R 19
- **2023-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10** Effective date 05/08/23
- **2023-05-10** Act No. 11

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb495295-0003-40a7-b7ff-15bd7133bf3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).