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type: "Bill"
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title: "South Carolina Drone Regulation and Public Safety Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA DRONE REGULATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 55 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES; AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 24-1-300 AND 24-5-175 RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES NEAR CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES. - 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 4679"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4679 (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: ["B.L. Cox", "C. Mitchell", "Chapman", "Gilliard", "Guest", "Hartnett", "Herbkersman", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "Rivers", "W. Newton", "Wickensimer", "Williams", "Wooten"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-12-16"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1af9c283-bd3e-4e28-a221-5db94addcab1"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4679&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "6159bec37116e03b02592415f7e84a9ae1c18a6b4b3e351865fc0c1903cf2ed6"
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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 4679 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Drone Regulation and Public Safety Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA DRONE REGULATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 55 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF DRONES; AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 24-1-300 AND 24-5-175 RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES NEAR CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES. - 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/4679.htm)
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2. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260402.htm)
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3. **04/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260413.htm)
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4. **04/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260414.htm)
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5. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260415.htm)
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6. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260506.htm)
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7. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260507.htm)
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8. **05/08/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20260508.htm)
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9. **12/17/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4679_20251217.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **92–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
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- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Gilliard — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- Rivers — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- Wickensimer — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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- Wooten — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Chapman
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- **2026-03-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Herbkersman
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- **2026-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
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- **2026-03-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, McCravy
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- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-13** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-04-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Gilliard, Rivers, Williams
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- **2026-04-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-14** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-15** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-04-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-15** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Transportation
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- **2026-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-07** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-12** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 198
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 01/01/27
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 150
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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/1af9c283-bd3e-4e28-a221-5db94addcab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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