SC H3949 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Act No. 144
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-614 So As To Designate "dum Spiro Spero" Translated As "while I Breathe, I Hope" As The Official Choral Anthem Of The State. - Ratified Title

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Title

State anthem

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-30 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-26 Act No. 144
2026-05-26 Effective date 05/15/26
2026-05-15 Signed By Governor
2026-05-14 Ratified R 188
2026-05-05SenateRead third time and enrolled
2026-04-30SenateRoll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2026-04-30SenateRead second time
2026-04-16SenateCommittee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
2026-04-15 Scrivener's error corrected
2025-05-01SenateReferred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2025-05-01SenateIntroduced and read first time
2025-05-01HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2025-04-30HouseRoll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
2025-04-30HouseRead second time
2025-04-30HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
2025-04-29 Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-24HouseCommittee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
2025-02-20HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
2025-02-11HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-02-11HouseIntroduced and read first time

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
11614(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3949&session=126&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250211.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250424.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250429.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250429A.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20260415.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20260416.htm
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3949%202025-02-11%20introduced.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26028
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27505

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