H 5111 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Public Water System Connections - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 5111

Session 2025-2026

Public Water System Connections

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 15, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Feb 5, 2026

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

5111

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Primary

Primary

Primary

John R. McCravy, III

Primary

Lastinger

Primary

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on April 14, 2026

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Excused

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Yes

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Excused

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Excused

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Yes

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

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

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Excused

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Mitchell, Dianne

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Excused

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Excused

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Excused

Robert Q. Williams

Excused

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Excused

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Scott, Keishan M.

Yes

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Excused

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Excused

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Excused

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

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

Yes

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND PROHIBIT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM UNREASONABLY RESTRICTING PRIVATE WELLS ON AGRICULTURAL OR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND FROM REQUIRING CONNECTION TO A WATER SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (6)

02/05/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260205.htm

02/05/2026-A

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260205a.htm

04/02/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260402.htm

04/14/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260414.htm

04/29/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5111_20260429.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5111.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5111.docx

Actions (20)

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05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 158

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 211

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

Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

04/15/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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-109 Nays-0

04/14/2026

House

Read second time

04/14/2026

House

Amended

04/14/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Reese, Duncan

04/02/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

04/01/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartz

03/25/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

02/05/2026

House

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

02/05/2026

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5111&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5111/

Record Created

Feb 6, 2026 3:49:35 AM

Record Updated

May 26, 2026 10:05:44 PM