H 3731 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Special purpose district property conveyance powers - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 3731

Session 2025-2026

Special purpose district property conveyance powers

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 15, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Jan 15, 2025

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

3731

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Beth E. Bernstein

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 27, 2025

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Excused

Excused

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Yes

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Excused

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Excused

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Excused

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Excused

Excused

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Excused

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Excused

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Excused

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Excused

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Excused

Kambrell H. Garvin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Yes

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Excused

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Excused

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Excused

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Excused

Phillip D. Lowe

Excused

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "RJ" May, III

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Excused

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Excused

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Excused

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Yes

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Excused

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Yes

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Excused

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY REPEALING SECTION 2 OF ACT 201 OF 2024 RELATING TO THE SUNSET PROVISION CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS TO OWN, DISPOSE, ACQUIRE, PURCHASE, HOLD, USE, LEASE, CONVEY, SELL, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (5)

01/15/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250115.htm

03/26/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250326.htm

03/26/2025-A

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250326a.htm

04/29/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20260429.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3731.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3731.docx

Actions (17)

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05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 139

05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/15/26

05/15/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 182

05/06/2026

Senate

Read third time and enrolled

05/05/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0

05/05/2026

Senate

Read second time

04/29/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

04/01/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

04/01/2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

03/28/2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

03/27/2025

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

03/27/2025

House

Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0

03/27/2025

House

Read second time

03/26/2025

House

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

01/15/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

01/15/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3731&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3731/

Record Created

Jan 15, 2025 10:32:47 PM

Record Updated

May 26, 2026 10:21:26 PM