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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solicitation of Charitable Funds"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-50, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION PROVISIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR CHARITIES REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-70, RELATING TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO LIMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS TO COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-90, RELATING TO DISCLOSURES TO SOLICITED PARTIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY ENTITY THAT SOLICITS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THE LEGAL NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLICITING; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-110, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, FUNDRAISING COUNSEL, OR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, SO AS TO LIMIT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS SOLICITING MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SINGLE SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN AND TO REQUIRE REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED BY A CO-VENTURER EXCEED THAT LIMIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-120, RELATING TO PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS FROM USING REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE. - 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 715"
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citation: "South Carolina S 715 (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", "Rice", "Sutton", "Turner"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-12-10"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76b7c16d-8634-4582-8cf2-192773dea4b3"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=715&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "1f52334e04f691a96816e6b1f6718ec8856b82c59614c9c86238319ebb8270d4"
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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 715 (2025-2026) — Solicitation of Charitable Funds
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-50, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION PROVISIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THRESHOLDS FOR CHARITIES REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-70, RELATING TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO LIMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS TO COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-90, RELATING TO DISCLOSURES TO SOLICITED PARTIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE ANY ENTITY THAT SOLICITS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCLOSE THE LEGAL NAME AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY FOR WHICH THEY ARE SOLICITING; BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-110, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS, FUNDRAISING COUNSEL, OR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS, SO AS TO LIMIT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS SOLICITING MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A SINGLE SOLICITATION CAMPAIGN AND TO REQUIRE REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS COLLECTED BY A CO-VENTURER EXCEED THAT LIMIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 33-56-120, RELATING TO PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT COMMERCIAL CO-VENTURERS FROM USING REGISTRATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE. - 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/715.htm)
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2. **01/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20260114.htm)
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3. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20260121.htm)
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4. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20260226.htm)
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5. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20260303.htm)
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6. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20260422.htm)
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7. **12/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/715_20251210.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Rice — primary (person)
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- Sutton — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-10** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2025-12-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `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 Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-14** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-01-21** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-04** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-22** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-28** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 149
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 170
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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/76b7c16d-8634-4582-8cf2-192773dea4b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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