republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4376.md

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Bill	Veterans, unclaimed remains	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 25-12-10, 25-12-30, AND 25-12-50, ALL RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS OF A DECEASED VETERAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25 ALSO APPLY TO THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS OF A DECEASED VETERAN AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25 ARE MANDATORY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIED DEAD BODIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CORONERS TO RELEASE CERTAIN HUMAN REMAINS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THOSE OF AN UNCLAIMED DECEASED VETERAN TO A FUNERAL HOME, FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT, OR MORTUARY FOR DISPOSITION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4376	South Carolina H 4376 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	B.J. Cox Caskey Davis Guffey Hart J. Moore J.L. Johnson Ligon M.M. Smith O'Neal Pope Sessions T. Moore Wooten	4	18	2	2023-04-26	2024-05-20	openstates	ocd-bill/eeee765a-41b3-45c0-8d44-766a7e9e985a	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4376&session=125&summary=B	a6eaf41aa0c565d54b5c8e33a36f9494c202ab33bf67d442dcda8f45f378a21e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4376 (2023-2024) — Veterans, unclaimed remains

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 25-12-10, 25-12-30, AND 25-12-50, ALL RELATING TO THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS OF A DECEASED VETERAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25 ALSO APPLY TO THE DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS OF A DECEASED VETERAN AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25 ARE MANDATORY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIED DEAD BODIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CORONERS TO RELEASE CERTAIN HUMAN REMAINS THAT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE THOSE OF AN UNCLAIMED DECEASED VETERAN TO A FUNERAL HOME, FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT, OR MORTUARY FOR DISPOSITION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 12, TITLE 25. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/31/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/28/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/26/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 116–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B.J. Cox — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Hart — primary (person)
• J. Moore — primary (person)
• J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• O'Neal — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)
• T. Moore — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-04-26 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-04-26 Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs referral-committee
• 2024-01-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, Sessions, Guffey, Ligon, O'Neal, Pope
• 2024-01-31 Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, J.Moore
• 2024-02-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-06 Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
• 2024-02-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-02-07 Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services referral-committee
• 2024-02-28 Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-19 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-03-19 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2024-03-20 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-08 Ratified R 157
• 2024-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-20 Effective date 05/13/24
• 2024-05-20 Act No. 142

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eeee765a-41b3-45c0-8d44-766a7e9e985a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).