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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Special license plates	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 149 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE VARIOUS MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLES 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "WARTIME DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES", FREE VEHICULAR REGISTRATION FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR, THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS, MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, NORMANDY INVASION, AND PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, THE ISSUANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES, SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, KOREAN WAR VETERANS, VIETNAM VETERANS, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, GOLD STAR FAMILY OPERATION DESERT STORM-DESERT SHIELD, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM VETERAN, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERAN, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, UNITED STATES NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, PARENTS AND SPOUSES OF ACTIVE-DUTY OVERSEAS VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, COMBAT-RELATED DISABLED VETERAN, RECIPIENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PALMETTO CROSS, AND LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3805	South Carolina H 3805 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Allison B. Cox Blackwell Caskey Davis Erickson Hill Hixon Jefferson Ligon Matthews McCabe McGarry Oremus Pope R. Williams S. Williams T. Moore Taylor W. Newton Wooten	8	25	3	2021-02-03	2021-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/c7d13382-2cb4-4e2f-9f7a-346362554cb0	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3805&session=124&summary=B	a1c12edaef953f7f893a1e88c6ddbf4c23abfbc5c6952f061c61e67eed492a62	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3805 (2021-2022) — Special license plates

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 149 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE VARIOUS MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND TO REPEAL ARTICLES 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 33, 38, 43, 53, 55, 56, 63, 68, 74, 84, 88, 99, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 129, 131, 132, 143, and 144 OF CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "WARTIME DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES", FREE VEHICULAR REGISTRATION FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR, THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS, MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, NORMANDY INVASION, AND PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, THE ISSUANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES, SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, KOREAN WAR VETERANS, VIETNAM VETERANS, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, GOLD STAR FAMILY OPERATION DESERT STORM-DESERT SHIELD, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM VETERAN, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM VETERAN, SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR, UNITED STATES NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, PARENTS AND SPOUSES OF ACTIVE-DUTY OVERSEAS VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, COMBAT-RELATED DISABLED VETERAN, RECIPIENTS OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PALMETTO CROSS, AND LEGION OF MERIT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/3/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/13/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/20/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/21/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 4/21/2021-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• B. Cox — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Hill — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Jefferson — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• Matthews — primary (person)
• McCabe — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)
• S. Williams — primary (person)
• T. Moore — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-03 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-03 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2021-03-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Ligon, Blackwell, R.Williams, Jefferson
• 2021-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-04 Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
• 2021-03-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-03-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Taylor, S.Williams, S.Williams, Matthews
• 2021-03-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-03-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-03-09 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2021-04-13 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-20 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-20 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-04-20 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-04-20 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2021-04-21 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-27 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2021-04-27 Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
• 2021-05-06 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-05-04 Ratified R 51
• 2021-05-13 Effective date 05/06/22
• 2021-05-13 Act No. 38

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c7d13382-2cb4-4e2f-9f7a-346362554cb0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).