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type: "Bill"
title: "State veterans' cemeteries"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-11-80, RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' CEMETERIES, SO AS TO REMOVE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4953"
citation: "South Carolina H 4953 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Bustos", "Caskey", "Davis", "Hart", "Henegan", "J. Moore", "Jefferson", "M.M. Smith", "Rivers", "Williams"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90d734f5-ebd8-4508-bdd0-e73b9a83dbb0"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4953&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "49aa1d0936b06c451e2bfc535874d4b7a420f8493e5efffe6d132d78be6798ac"
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 4953 (2023-2024) — State veterans' cemeteries
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-11-80, RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' CEMETERIES, SO AS TO REMOVE A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT. - 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/4953.htm)
2. **01/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4953_20240125.htm)
3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4953_20240327.htm)
4. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4953_20240424.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Williams, Henegan, Caskey, Jefferson, J.Moore, Rivers
- **2024-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1
- **2024-03-28** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-03-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-02** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2024-05-01** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 169
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-30** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-30** Act No. 153
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90d734f5-ebd8-4508-bdd0-e73b9a83dbb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).