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type: "Bill"
title: "Working Agricultural Lands Preservation"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3951"
citation: "South Carolina H 3951 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Brewer", "Calhoon", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Haddon", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Leber", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "Murphy", "Pope", "Robbins", "Willis"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ade63406-f184-45b1-86ea-9759062e4016"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3951&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "a715e4759c56f52a42b84d466365ef45da1edd37b92b3812a25a72bed097fca8"
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 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3951.htm)
2. **01/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20240124.htm)
3. **01/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20240125.htm)
4. **01/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20240130.htm)
5. **02/14/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230214.htm)
6. **03/07/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230307.htm)
7. **03/08/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230308.htm)
8. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230329.htm)
9. **03/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230331.htm)
10. **04/18/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230418.htm)
11. **04/19/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3951_20230419.htm)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ade63406-f184-45b1-86ea-9759062e4016`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).