republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-3951.md

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Bill	Working Agricultural Lands Preservation	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-59-40, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION BANK, SO AS TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY ADDING THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, AND THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 48-59-150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORKING FARMLAND PROTECTION FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 3951	South Carolina H 3951 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Bannister Brewer Calhoon Davis Erickson Forrest G.M. Smith Haddon Hiott Hixon Leber Ligon M.M. Smith Murphy Pope Robbins Willis	11	34	4	2023-02-14	2024-03-14	openstates	ocd-bill/ade63406-f184-45b1-86ea-9759062e4016	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3951&session=125&summary=B	a715e4759c56f52a42b84d466365ef45da1edd37b92b3812a25a72bed097fca8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3951 (2023-2024) — Working Agricultural Lands Preservation

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-59-40, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONSERVATION BANK, SO AS TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP BY ADDING THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, AND THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 48-59-150 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORKING FARMLAND PROTECTION FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 01/25/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 01/30/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 02/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/07/2023 (committee substitute) — source
7. 03/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
8. 03/29/2023 (committee substitute) — source
9. 03/31/2023 (committee substitute) — source
10. 04/18/2023 (committee substitute) — source
11. 04/19/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 100–7 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 104–2 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 3 — 90–18 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 46–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bannister — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Calhoon — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Leber — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-02-14 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2023-02-21 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
• 2023-02-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
• 2023-02-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Murphy, Robbins
• 2023-03-07 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
• 2023-03-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-03-09 Debate adjourned
• 2023-03-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
• 2023-03-28 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Beach, Pace, Harris, McCabe, White, Cromer, TA Morgan, Hiott, Hixon, Haddon, Erickson, Kirby, Ott, Oremus, Blackwell, B Newton, Ligon, TA Moore, MM Smith, BL Cox, Guest, McDaniel, Bradley
• 2023-03-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Davis, M.M.Smith
• 2023-03-29 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-03-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-03-29 Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-2
• 2023-03-30 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-30 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-03-30 Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2023-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-04-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-19 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-05-03 Committed to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2024-01-24 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-01-25 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-01-30 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2024-01-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-01-30 Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
• 2024-01-31 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-06 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2024-02-06 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-7
• 2024-03-07 Ratified R 122
• 2024-03-11 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-14 Effective date 03/11/24
• 2024-03-14 Act No. 117

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ade63406-f184-45b1-86ea-9759062e4016. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).