---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Carolina Conservation Education Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-980 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION FUND AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH REVENUES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 165"
citation: "South Carolina S 165 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Graham", "Sutton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfe57e70-5467-41f1-bce6-2e8a4c47aa65"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=165&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "03d043dbc76c91aa640e56fda96f78bacd93dd72d2a28c93320952803f9c1863"
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 165 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Conservation Education Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-980 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION EDUCATION FUND AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH REVENUES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED. - 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/165.htm)
2. **01/14/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250114.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250219.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/165_20250429.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **92–11** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Graham — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2025-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harris, Edgerton, Frank, Magnuson, Kilmartin, Beach, White, Cromer, Morgan
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-11
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 30
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 15

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfe57e70-5467-41f1-bce6-2e8a4c47aa65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).