South Carolina House Bill 5599

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Introduced on April 28 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-28 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-680, Relating To Secondary Metals Recyclers Permits To Purchase Nonferrous Metals, And Penalties For Violations, So As To Revise The Statute To Include A Requirement For Affirmative Determinations Of Whether A Secondary Metals Recycler Has A Previous Conviction, To Provide Further Possible Violations When A Secondary Metals Recycler Has Certain Knowledge Of Stolen Nonferrous Metals, And To Provide Penalties For The Added Offenses.

Nonferrous metals

Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Rep. William Herbkersman [R]

Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-28	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2026-04-28	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	17	680	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5599&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5599_20260428.htm