Bill Commons

SC H 3047

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South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 3047 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3047 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Referred to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC H 3047 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-705 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF INTENTIONALLY RELEASING, ORGANIZING THE RELEASE OF, OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSING THE RELEASE OF BALLOONS INFLATED WITH GAS THAT IS LIGHTER THAN AIR, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-11-700, RELATING TO THE DUMPING OF LITTER ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO INCLUDE BALLOONS IN THE LITTER STATUTE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-11-710, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CASH BOND IN LIEU OF AN IMMEDIATE COURT APPEARANCE IN LITTER CONTROL PROSECUTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A VIOLATION OF THE BALLOON STATUTE WHEN A CASH BOND IS ALLOWED.

Who sponsors SC H 3047?

Moss, Haddon, Bauer are the primary sponsors of SC H 3047.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-705 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF INTENTIONALLY RELEASING, ORGANIZING THE RELEASE OF, OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSING THE RELEASE OF BALLOONS INFLATED WITH GAS THAT IS LIGHTER THAN AIR, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-11-700, RELATING TO THE DUMPING OF LITTER ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO INCLUDE BALLOONS IN THE LITTER STATUTE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-11-710, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF A CASH BOND IN LIEU OF AN IMMEDIATE COURT APPEARANCE IN LITTER CONTROL PROSECUTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A VIOLATION OF THE BALLOON STATUTE WHEN A CASH BOND IS ALLOWED.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mossprimary
  • Haddonprimary
  • Bauerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-28

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-04-23

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-04-22

    Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-17

  5. 2026-04-22

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-04-22

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer

  8. 2026-04-15

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-03-03

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon

  10. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  13. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-04-22 · pass · 92-17

    Member-level votes (123)
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Ford, Greg: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Howard, Leon: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Dianne: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Scott, Keishan M.: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Guffey, Brandon: no
    • Hart, Christopher R.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Landing, Kathy: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
    • Rankin, Luke S.: no
    • Sessions, Heath: no
    • Smith, Marvin: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
    • Pace, Jordan S.: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Ballentine, Nathan: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Bowers, Phillip: excused
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: excused
    • Gibson, Daniel: excused
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Kirby, Roger K.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused

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