---
type: "Bill"
title: "Official State Song"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE \"CAROLINA WHEN I DIE\" BY PATRICK DAVIS AS AN OFFICIAL STATE SONG. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5168"
citation: "South Carolina H 5168 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20f34f3f-550d-488e-bbfb-86c95cf6c3bd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5168&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1a5b796f4320955fcb241b961367deeca1c97585971d2696658f2df05891ec7d"
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 5168 (2025-2026) — Official State Song

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "CAROLINA WHEN I DIE" BY PATRICK DAVIS AS AN OFFICIAL STATE SONG. - 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/5168.htm)
2. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5168_20260211.htm)
3. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5168_20260326.htm)
4. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5168_20260401.htm)
5. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5168_20260415.htm)
6. **04/16/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5168_20260416.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **100–7** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-7
- **2026-04-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-07** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-07** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2
- **2026-05-14** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 260
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 206

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20f34f3f-550d-488e-bbfb-86c95cf6c3bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).