South Carolina House Bill 5321

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 4 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-04 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 38 To Title 6 So As To Establish The "horse Creek Regional Public Service Authority"; To Prescribe Its Service Territory In Aiken, Edgefield, And Saluda Counties; To Establish The Authority's Functions And Powers Regarding Wastewater And Sewage Services; To Authorize Contracts With The Counties And Political Subdivisions Within Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Edgefield, Mccormick, Orangeburg, And Saluda Counties; And To Dissolve The Aiken County Public Service Authority And Require All Aiken County Public Service Authority Documents, Assets, And Liabilities To Be Transferred To The Horse Creek Regional Public Service Authority.

Horse Creek Public Service Authority

Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]
Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Charles Hartz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-04	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2026-03-04	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5321&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5321_20260304.htm