republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/s-715.md

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Bill	Solicitation of Charitable Funds	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-50, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION PROVISIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR CHARITIES REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-70, RELATING TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO LIMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS TO COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-90, RELATING TO DISCLOSURES TO SOLICITED PARTIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY ENTITY THAT SOLICITS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THE LEGAL NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLICITING; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-110, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, FUNDRAISING COUNSEL, OR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, SO AS TO LIMIT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS SOLICITING MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SINGLE SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN AND TO REQUIRE REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED BY A CO-VENTURER EXCEED THAT LIMIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-120, RELATING TO PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS FROM USING REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	S 715	South Carolina S 715 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Elliott Rice Sutton Turner	7	22	2	2025-12-10	2026-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/76b7c16d-8634-4582-8cf2-192773dea4b3	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=715&session=126&summary=B	1f52334e04f691a96816e6b1f6718ec8856b82c59614c9c86238319ebb8270d4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 715 (2025-2026) — Solicitation of Charitable Funds

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-50, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION PROVISIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR CHARITIES REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-70, RELATING TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO LIMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS TO COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-90, RELATING TO DISCLOSURES TO SOLICITED PARTIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY ENTITY THAT SOLICITS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THE LEGAL NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLICITING; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-110, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, FUNDRAISING COUNSEL, OR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, SO AS TO LIMIT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS SOLICITING MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SINGLE SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN AND TO REQUIRE REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED BY A CO-VENTURER EXCEED THAT LIMIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-120, RELATING TO PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS FROM USING REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/14/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 01/21/2026 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/26/2026 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/03/2026 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/22/2026 (committee substitute) — source
7. 12/10/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 103–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Elliott — primary (person)
• Rice — primary (person)
• Sutton — primary (person)
• Turner — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-12-10 Prefiled filing
• 2025-12-10 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2026-01-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2026-01-14 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-01-21 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-02-26 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-03-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-03-03 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2026-03-04 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-05 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-03-05 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2026-04-22 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-28 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-04-29 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
• 2026-04-30 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-14 Ratified R 149
• 2026-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-05 Effective date 05/18/26
• 2026-06-02 Act No. 170

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/76b7c16d-8634-4582-8cf2-192773dea4b3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).