---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Water System Connections"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND PROHIBIT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM UNREASONABLY RESTRICTING PRIVATE WELLS ON AGRICULTURAL OR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND FROM REQUIRING CONNECTION TO A WATER SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5111"
citation: "South Carolina H 5111 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duncan", "Forrest", "Gibson", "Hartz", "Lastinger", "McCravy", "Reese"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6642778d-16d1-4901-a952-d561afe23528"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5111&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "794f454c97106120191fbe75719f8fdf820f2e0cde7b09603580fbc413e9a1db"
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 5111 (2025-2026) — Public Water System Connections

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND PROHIBIT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM UNREASONABLY RESTRICTING PRIVATE WELLS ON AGRICULTURAL OR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND FROM REQUIRING CONNECTION TO A WATER SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - 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/5111.htm)
2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260205.htm)
3. **02/05/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260205a.htm)
4. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260402.htm)
5. **04/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260414.htm)
6. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260429.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Duncan — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gibson — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Lastinger — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Reese — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
- **2026-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartz
- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Reese, Duncan
- **2026-04-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-14** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2026-04-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 211
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 158

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6642778d-16d1-4901-a952-d561afe23528`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).