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type: "Bill"
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title: "Special License Plates"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-780, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES AND FEES FOR VEHICLES OF THE STATE, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR CIVIL AIR PATROL, SO AS TO CREATE PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1230, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR AND THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVOLUTIONARY WAR SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE USED TO CREATE THE LICENSE PLATE TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-4410, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SHARE THE ROAD LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF \"I BIKE SC\" LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16510 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF \"QUAIL FOREVER\" SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16610 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - 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 5131"
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citation: "South Carolina H 5131 (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: ["Hartnett", "Henderson-Myers", "M.M. Smith"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-10"
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last_action: "2026-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e68a122-69aa-4ef3-aed6-d8ae56d9eb8e"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5131&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "2e90281745920aa51406e1a6878fbc095c3b7b659243982ce86637ef94a10451"
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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 5131 (2025-2026) — Special License Plates
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-780, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES AND FEES FOR VEHICLES OF THE STATE, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR CIVIL AIR PATROL, SO AS TO CREATE PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1230, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS FOR AND THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVOLUTIONARY WAR SESTERCENTENNIAL COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CERTAIN INFORMATION TO BE USED TO CREATE THE LICENSE PLATE TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-4410, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SHARE THE ROAD LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "I BIKE SC" LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16510 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "QUAIL FOREVER" SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16610 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - 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/5131.htm)
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2. **02/10/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260210.htm)
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3. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260325.htm)
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4. **03/25/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260325a.htm)
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5. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260415.htm)
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6. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260429.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Henderson-Myers
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- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-26** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 213
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 159
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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/6e68a122-69aa-4ef3-aed6-d8ae56d9eb8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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