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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Transit Trespass"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-635 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO, WITHOUT LEGAL CAUSE OR GOOD EXCUSE, ENTERS A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, INCLUDING ANY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND ANY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AFTER HAVING BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO SO BY THE TRANSIT DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR TRIABLE IN A MUNICIPAL OR MAGISTRATES COURT, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A WRITTEN WARNING AND FOR APPEALING THE WARNING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MUST BE CONSTRUED AS IN ADDITION TO, AND NOT AS SUPERSEDING, ANOTHER STATUTE RELATING TO TRESPASS OR UNLAWFUL ENTRY ON LANDS OF ANOTHER. - 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: "S 399"
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citation: "South Carolina S 399 (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: ["Elliott", "Hembree", "Reichenbach", "Walker"]
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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: "2025-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50232b66-c0d7-437e-ba1e-6c534a872d8d"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=399&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "5fcfaad32d01d60effb1139389e43a009a33b87b43b84e7eb719813f8305ea97"
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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 S 399 (2025-2026) — Public Transit Trespass
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-635 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO, WITHOUT LEGAL CAUSE OR GOOD EXCUSE, ENTERS A TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, INCLUDING ANY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND ANY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AFTER HAVING BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO SO BY THE TRANSIT DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR TRIABLE IN A MUNICIPAL OR MAGISTRATES COURT, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A WRITTEN WARNING AND FOR APPEALING THE WARNING, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MUST BE CONSTRUED AS IN ADDITION TO, AND NOT AS SUPERSEDING, ANOTHER STATUTE RELATING TO TRESPASS OR UNLAWFUL ENTRY ON LANDS OF ANOTHER. - 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/399.htm)
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2. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/399_20250227.htm)
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3. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/399_20250416.htm)
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4. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/399_20250506.htm)
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5. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/399_20260506.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Reichenbach — primary (person)
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- Walker — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-08** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 224
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 222
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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/50232b66-c0d7-437e-ba1e-6c534a872d8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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