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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State seabird"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-612 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BROWN PELICAN IS THE OFFICIAL SEABIRD OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5246"
citation: "South Carolina H 5246 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brittain", "Bustos", "Garvin", "Gilliard", "Hartnett", "Jefferson", "Landing", "Leber", "M.M. Smith", "Pendarvis", "Stavrinakis", "Wetmore"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-07"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c430c7ea-2c69-42cb-aaac-11869582f253"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5246&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "91e8413fb949a0be273c0a5bc58812e022102dadef0fc85503357575c87a3767"
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 5246 (2023-2024) — State seabird
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-612 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE BROWN PELICAN IS THE OFFICIAL SEABIRD OF THE STATE. - 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/5246.htm)
2. **03/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240307.htm)
3. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240417.htm)
4. **04/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240430.htm)
5. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5246_20240508.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Pendarvis — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2024-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-23** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2024-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-25** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
- **2024-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 235
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 186
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c430c7ea-2c69-42cb-aaac-11869582f253`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).