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South Carolina House Bill 5069
Session 2025-2026
SC Protected Lands and Conservation Coordination Act
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 18, 2026
Sponsors
66 Sponsors
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Unknown
Ford
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Unknown
D. Mitchell
Republican
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First Action
Jan 29, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 2, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
5069
State
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Adam Duncan
Primary
Democrat
Annie E. McDaniel
Primary
Republican
April Cromer
Primary
Democrat
Beth E. Bernstein
Primary
Republican
Blake Sanders
Primary
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Primary
Republican
Brandon L. Cox
Primary
Republican
Brandon Michael Newton
Primary
Democrat
Carl L. Anderson
Primary
Republican
Charlie Hartz
Primary
Republican
Chris Wooten
Primary
Republican
Cody T. Mitchell
Primary
Republican
Craig A. Gagnon
Primary
Unknown
D. Mitchell
Primary
Republican
Daniel Gibson
Primary
Republican
David Martin
Primary
Republican
David R. Hiott
Primary
Republican
Donald G. "Don" Chapman
Primary
Democrat
Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
Primary
Republican
Fawn M. Pedalino
Primary
Unknown
Ford
Primary
Republican
Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
Primary
Republican
Gil Gatch
Primary
Republican
Harriet Holman
Primary
Republican
Heath Sessions
Primary
Democrat
Heather Bauer
Primary
Republican
James M. "Mike" Neese
Primary
Republican
James Teeple
Primary
Democrat
Jason Luck
Primary
Republican
Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley
Primary
Democrat
Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.
Primary
Democrat
Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
Primary
Republican
John R. McCravy, III
Primary
Republican
Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos
Primary
Republican
Lee Gilreath
Primary
Republican
Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
Primary
Democrat
Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis
Primary
Republican
M. Brian Lawson
Primary
Republican
Marvin "Mark" Smith
Primary
Republican
Melissa Lackey Oremus
Primary
Republican
Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV
Primary
Democrat
Michael F. Rivers, Sr.
Primary
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Primary
Republican
Neal A. Collins
Primary
Republican
Patrick B. Haddon
Primary
Republican
Phillip Bowers
Primary
Republican
Phillip D. Lowe
Primary
Republican
Richard L. "Richie" Yow
Primary
Republican
Robby Robbins
Primary
Democrat
Robert Reese
Primary
Democrat
Roger K. Kirby
Primary
Republican
Scott Montgomery
Primary
Republican
Shannon S. Erickson
Primary
Republican
Sylleste H. Davis
Primary
Republican
Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.
Primary
Republican
Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
Primary
Republican
Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Primary
Republican
Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
Primary
Republican
Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
Primary
Republican
Travis A. Moore
Primary
Republican
Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.
Primary
Democrat
Wendell G. Gilliard
Primary
Democrat
Wendell K. Jones
Primary
Republican
William G. "Bill" Herbkersman
Primary
Republican
William M. "Bill" Hixon
Primary
Republican
Wm. Weston J. Newton
Primary
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
Concur in Senate Amendments
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Adam Duncan
Yes
Democrat
Annie E. McDaniel
Yes
Republican
April Cromer
Yes
Democrat
Beth E. Bernstein
Excused
Republican
Bill Taylor
Yes
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Yes
Republican
Brandon L. Cox
Excused
Republican
Brandon Michael Newton
Yes
Republican
Bruce W. Bannister
Yes
Republican
Cally R. "Cal" Forrest
Yes
Democrat
Carl L. Anderson
Yes
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Yes
Democrat
Chandra E. Dillard
Yes
Republican
Charlie Hartz
Yes
Republican
Chris Huff
Yes
Republican
Chris Wooten
Yes
Democrat
Christopher R. "Chris" Hart
Yes
Republican
Cody T. Mitchell
Yes
Republican
Craig A. Gagnon
Yes
Republican
Daniel Gibson
Yes
Republican
David Martin
Yes
Republican
David R. Hiott
Yes
Republican
David Vaughan
Yes
Republican
Dennis C. Moss
Yes
Republican
Donald G. "Don" Chapman
Yes
Republican
Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.
Yes
Democrat
Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
Yes
Republican
Fawn M. Pedalino
Yes
Unknown
Ford, Greg
Yes
Republican
G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
Excused
Republican
Gil Gatch
Excused
Democrat
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Yes
Democrat
Hamilton Grant
Yes
Republican
Harriet Holman
Yes
Republican
Heath Sessions
Yes
Republican
Heather Ammons Crawford
Yes
Democrat
Heather Bauer
Yes
Unknown
Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.
Yes
Democrat
J. David Weeks
Excused
Democrat
J. Todd Rutherford
Excused
Democrat
JA Moore
Excused
Democrat
Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes
Yes
Republican
Jackie Terribile
Yes
Republican
James Mikell "Mike" Burns
Excused
Republican
James Teeple
Yes
Democrat
Jason Luck
Yes
Republican
Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley
Yes
Republican
Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson
Yes
Democrat
Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.
Excused
Democrat
Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
Yes
Republican
John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
Yes
Republican
John R. McCravy, III
Yes
Democrat
John Richard C. King
Yes
Republican
Jordan S. Pace
Yes
Republican
Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos
Yes
Republican
Joseph S. "Joe" White
Yes
Republican
Josiah Magnuson
Yes
Democrat
Justin T. Bamberg
Yes
Democrat
Kambrell H. Garvin
Yes
Republican
Kathy Landing
Yes
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Yes
Unknown
Lastinger, John T., Jr.
Yes
Republican
Lee Gilreath
Yes
Republican
Lee Hewitt
Yes
Republican
Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
Yes
Democrat
Leon Howard
Excused
Democrat
Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis
Yes
Democrat
Lonnie Hosey
Yes
Democrat
Lucas Atkinson
Yes
Republican
Luke Rankin
Yes
Republican
M. Brian Lawson
Yes
Republican
Mark N. Willis
Yes
Republican
Marvin "Mark" Smith
Yes
Republican
Melissa Lackey Oremus
Yes
Republican
Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV
Yes
Democrat
Michael F. Rivers, Sr.
Yes
Unknown
Mitchell, Dianne
Yes
Unknown
Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.
No
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Yes
Republican
Neal A. Collins
Yes
Unknown
Neese, Mike M.
Yes
Republican
Patrick B. Haddon
Yes
Republican
Paul Wickensimer
Yes
Republican
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Yes
Republican
Phillip Bowers
Yes
Republican
Phillip D. Lowe
Yes
Republican
Richard L. "Richie" Yow
Yes
Republican
Robby Robbins
Excused
Republican
Robert J. "Rob" Harris
Yes
Democrat
Robert Q. Williams
Yes
Democrat
Robert Reese
Yes
Democrat
Roger K. Kirby
Yes
Unknown
Sanders, Richard Blake
Yes
Republican
Sarita Edgerton
Yes
Republican
Scott Montgomery
Yes
Unknown
Scott, Keishan M.
Yes
Democrat
Seth Rose
Excused
Republican
Shannon S. Erickson
Yes
Republican
Stephen Frank
No
Republican
Steven Wayne Long
Yes
Republican
Sylleste H. Davis
Yes
Democrat
Terry Alexander
Yes
Republican
Thomas Beach
Yes
Republican
Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Yes
Republican
Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
Yes
Republican
Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
Yes
Democrat
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
Yes
Republican
Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis
Yes
Republican
Travis A. Moore
Yes
Republican
Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.
Yes
Unknown
Waters, Courtney S.
Yes
Democrat
Wendell G. Gilliard
Yes
Democrat
Wendell K. Jones
Yes
Democrat
William "Bill" Clyburn
Yes
Republican
William G. "Bill" Herbkersman
Yes
Republican
William H. Bailey
Yes
Republican
William M. "Bill" Chumley
Yes
Republican
William M. "Bill" Hixon
Yes
Republican
William R. "Bill" Whitmire
Yes
Republican
William Winston "Bill" Hager
Yes
Republican
Wm. Weston J. Newton
Yes
Summary
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
Text (8)
01/29/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260129.htm
04/02/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260402.htm
04/13/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260413.htm
04/28/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260428.htm
05/06/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260506.htm
05/06/2026-A
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260506a.htm
05/07/2026
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5069_20260507.htm
Filed
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5069.htm
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5069.docx
06/02/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Act No. 190
06/02/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Effective date 05/18/26
05/18/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Signed By Governor
05/14/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Ratified R 209
05/13/2026
House
Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-2
05/13/2026
House
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
05/12/2026
House
Debate adjourned
05/07/2026
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
05/07/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected
05/06/2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
05/06/2026
Senate
Read second time
05/06/2026
Senate
Amended
04/28/2026
Senate
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources
04/15/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
04/15/2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time
04/15/2026
House
Read third time and sent to Senate
04/14/2026
House
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-2
04/14/2026
House
Read second time
04/14/2026
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, Gilliard, Gibson, McCravy, C.Mitchell
04/13/2026
South Carolina Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected
04/02/2026
House
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
04/02/2026
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Oremus
03/24/2026
House
Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
03/24/2026
House
Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
01/29/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/29/2026
House
Introduced and read first time
Sources
SC Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5069/
Record Created
Jan 30, 2026 11:02:51 AM
Record Updated
Jun 2, 2026 11:46:53 PM
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