H 5131 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Tribal Governments Special License Plates - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 5131

Session 2025-2026

Tribal Governments Special License Plates

Active

Passed Senate on Apr 30, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Feb 10, 2026

Latest Action

Apr 30, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

5131

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Primary

Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers

Primary

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 26, 2026

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Excused

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Excused

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Excused

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Excused

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Excused

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

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

Excused

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Yes

Kambrell H. Garvin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Excused

Yes

Yes

Excused

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

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Excused

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Yes

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Excused

Scott, Keishan M.

Yes

Excused

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

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 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

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-780, RELATING TO PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES AND FEES FOR VEHICLES OF STATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SO AS TO CREATE A PERMANENT LICENSE PLATE FOR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS LOCATED IN THE STATE.

Text (6)

02/10/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260210.htm

03/25/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260325.htm

03/25/2026-A

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260325a.htm

04/15/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260415.htm

04/29/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5131_20260429.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5131.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5131.docx

Actions (15)

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04/30/2026

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

04/29/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

04/29/2026

Senate

Read second time

04/29/2026

Senate

Amended

04/15/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Transportation

03/31/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Transportation

03/31/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time

03/27/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

03/26/2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

03/26/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0

03/26/2026

House

Read second time

03/26/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Henderson-Myers

03/25/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works

02/10/2026

House

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

02/10/2026

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5131&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5131/

Record Created

Feb 11, 2026 6:09:20 AM

Record Updated

May 1, 2026 12:11:56 AM