---
type: "Bill"
title: "Official state migratory bird"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"PROTHONOTARY WARBLER RECOGNITION ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-613 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PROTONOTARIA CITREA) AS THE OFFICIAL STATE MIGRATORY BIRD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 383"
citation: "South Carolina S 383 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Goldfinch", "Graham", "Rankin", "Zell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18ed1540-aa79-45ec-b97c-5cc1314d8004"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=383&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8ad13226013114feb87f2abf9b3d08ad6cf04bee429452962604f687fc278fb3"
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 383 (2025-2026) — Official state migratory bird

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROTHONOTARY WARBLER RECOGNITION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-613 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PROTONOTARIA CITREA) AS THE OFFICIAL STATE MIGRATORY BIRD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. - 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/383.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/383_20260218.htm)
3. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/383_20260219.htm)
4. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/383_20250225.htm)
5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/383_20250430.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)
- Goldfinch — primary (person)
- Graham — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-25** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2026-02-19** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-02-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Ratified R 102
- **2026-02-27** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-05** Effective date 02/27/26
- **2026-03-05** Act No. 98

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18ed1540-aa79-45ec-b97c-5cc1314d8004`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).