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type: "Bill"
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title: "SC Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 61 TO TITLE 48 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTED LANDS AND CONSERVATION COORDINATION ACT\"; TO RECOGNIZE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AS AN IMPORTANT STATE INTEREST; AND TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PROTECTED LAND BENCHMARK. - 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 5069"
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citation: "South Carolina H 5069 (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: ["Anderson", "B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Bowers", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Bustos", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Collins", "Cox", "Cromer", "D. Mitchell", "Davis", "Duncan", "Erickson", "Ford", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Gilliard", "Gilreath", "Govan", "Guest", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Hartz", "Herbkersman", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Holman", "J.L. Johnson", "Jones", "Jordan", "Kirby", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Lowe", "Luck", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McCravy", "McDaniel", "Montgomery", "Neese", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Reese", "Rivers", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Sessions", "Stavrinakis", "T. Moore", "Teeple", "W. Newton", "Wetmore", "Wooten", "Yow"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/321a1982-e1de-440e-a4d7-94af1a2af806"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5069&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "905d46a1e14abe8d080e469c42ef9dcd9f9f2f317bf7db273240882f30301e6e"
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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 5069 (2025-2026) — SC Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 61 TO TITLE 48 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PROTECTED LANDS AND CONSERVATION COORDINATION ACT"; TO RECOGNIZE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES AS AN IMPORTANT STATE INTEREST; AND TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE PROTECTED LAND BENCHMARK. - 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/5069.htm)
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2. **01/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260129.htm)
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3. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260402.htm)
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4. **04/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260413.htm)
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5. **04/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260428.htm)
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6. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260506.htm)
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7. **05/06/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260506a.htm)
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8. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260507.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **107–2** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anderson — primary (person)
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Ballentine — primary (person)
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- Bauer — primary (person)
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- Bernstein — primary (person)
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- Bowers — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Brittain — primary (person)
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- Bustos — primary (person)
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- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Collins — primary (person)
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- Cox — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- D. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Duncan — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Ford — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Gilliard — primary (person)
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- Gilreath — primary (person)
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- Govan — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Haddon — primary (person)
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Hartz — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- Hiott — primary (person)
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- Holman — primary (person)
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- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Jones — primary (person)
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- Jordan — primary (person)
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- Kirby — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- Lowe — primary (person)
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- Luck — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- McDaniel — primary (person)
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- Montgomery — primary (person)
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- Neese — primary (person)
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- Oremus — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Reese — primary (person)
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- Rivers — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Sanders — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- Teeple — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- Wetmore — primary (person)
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- Wooten — primary (person)
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- Yow — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-24** Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
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- **2026-03-24** Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Oremus
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- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `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: Davis, Gilliard, Gibson, McCravy, C.Mitchell
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- **2026-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-14** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-2
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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 Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-28** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
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- **2026-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 209
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 190
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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/321a1982-e1de-440e-a4d7-94af1a2af806`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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