South Carolina House Bill 4396

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-23 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-56-50, Relating To Organizations Exempt From Registration Provisions, So As To Increase Thresholds For Charities Requesting Exemptions; By Amending Section 33-56-70, Relating To Contracts With Professional Solicitors, So As To Limit Filing Requirements To Commercial Co-venturers, Under Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 33-56-90, Relating To Required Disclosures, So As To Require Any Entity That Is Soliciting For Charitable Organizations To Disclose The Legal Name And Purpose Of The Charity For Which They Are Soliciting; By Amending Section 33-56-110, Relating To Registration Of Professional Solicitors, Fund-raising Counsels, Or Commercial Co-venturers, So As To Limit Registration Requirements For Commercial Co-venturers Soliciting More Than Ten Thousand Dollars In A Single Solicitation Campaign; And By Amending Section 33-56-120, Relating To Misrepresentations, So As To Prohibit Commercial Co-venturers From Using Registration With The Secretary Of State As An Endorsement By The State.

Solicitation of charitable funds

Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]

Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-04-23	House	Introduced and read first time

H4662 (Similar To) 2026-03-26 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
S0715 (Similar To) 2026-06-02 - Act No. 170

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
33	56	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	56	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	56	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	56	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	56	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4396&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4396_20250423.htm