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type: "Bill"
title: "Capitol Grounds"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10-11-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF \"CAPITOL GROUNDS\", SO AS TO DEFINE \"CAPITOL GROUNDS\" AS THAT AREA INWARD FROM THE VEHICULAR TRAVELED SURFACES OF GERVAIS, SUMTER, PENDLETON, AND ASSEMBLY STREETS IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA; TO AMEND SECTION 10-11-330, RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO A CAPITOL BUILDING AND RELATED PROVISIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTS ARE UNLAWFUL IN ANY BUILDING ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 10-1-30, RELATING TO THE USE OF AREAS OF THE STATE HOUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACCESS TO THE STATE HOUSE MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-3-100, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE SERGEANTS AT ARMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THEIR DEPUTIES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 131"
citation: "South Carolina S 131 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Malloy", "Massey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceba7433-ff88-40c5-b2c8-69d75dfc00a6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=131&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "c100fea20bf72dc273b5e2d3d814631107ecacaf9899c9a6fd3277bfcfc70163"
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 131 (2021-2022) — Capitol Grounds
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10-11-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "CAPITOL GROUNDS", SO AS TO DEFINE "CAPITOL GROUNDS" AS THAT AREA INWARD FROM THE VEHICULAR TRAVELED SURFACES OF GERVAIS, SUMTER, PENDLETON, AND ASSEMBLY STREETS IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA; TO AMEND SECTION 10-11-330, RELATING TO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO A CAPITOL BUILDING AND RELATED PROVISIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTS ARE UNLAWFUL IN ANY BUILDING ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 10-1-30, RELATING TO THE USE OF AREAS OF THE STATE HOUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ACCESS TO THE STATE HOUSE MAY NOT BE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-3-100, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE SERGEANTS AT ARMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE POWERS OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF THEIR DEPUTIES. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/131.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/131_20201209.htm)
3. **2/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/131_20210203.htm)
4. **2/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/131_20210204.htm)
5. **4/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/131_20210428.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1180** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **430** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Malloy — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-02-10** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 55
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 42
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ceba7433-ff88-40c5-b2c8-69d75dfc00a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).