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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bioenergy; Forest Products"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-185 SO AS TO DEFINE \"BIOMASS\" AND OTHER RELEVANT TERMS; TO REQUIRE THAT ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEUTRAL AND FROM OTHER SOURCES CARBON NEGATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3967"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3967 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Brewer", "Duncan", "Forrest", "Haddon", "Herbkersman", "Hixon", "Ligon", "Sanders"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844f31e6-72e3-4e19-b812-89232f69d167"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3967&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "0f1e96b8269065bc646c8e2d0e25e94287ba5f084e9d40cacd1e81853c23c9ca"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3967 (2025-2026) — Bioenergy; Forest Products
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-185 SO AS TO DEFINE "BIOMASS" AND OTHER RELEVANT TERMS; TO REQUIRE THAT ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEUTRAL AND FROM OTHER SOURCES CARBON NEGATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3967.htm)
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2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250212.htm)
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3. **03/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20260319.htm)
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4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250429.htm)
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5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250430.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bannister — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Duncan — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- Haddon — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- Sanders — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders
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- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 125
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- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-23** Effective date 04/06/26
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- **2026-04-23** Act No. 117
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/844f31e6-72e3-4e19-b812-89232f69d167`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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