South Carolina Senate Bill 872

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Engrossed on April 29 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To An Application For A Driver's License Or Permit, So As To Require Applicants To Provide Proof Of Citizenship Or Legal Status In The United States, And To Provide That If The Applicant Is Not A Citizen, Then The Driver's License Must Contain A "nc" Designation Indicating That The Licensee Is A Non-us Citizen; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards, So As To Require Applicants To Provide Proof Of Citizenship Or Legal Status In The United States, And To Provide That If The Applicant Is Not A Citizen, Then The Identification Card Must Contain A "nc" Designation Indicating That The Holder Of The Identification Card Is A Non-us Citizen; And By Amending Section 7-13-710, Relating To Proof Of The Right To Vote, So As To Provide That A South Carolina Driver's License Or Identification Card With A "nc" Designation Cannot Be Used To Vote.

Immigration Status on Driver's License

Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]	Sen. Wes Climer [R]	Sen. Jeff Zell [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]
Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

2026-04-28 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-30	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2026-04-30	House	Introduced and read first time
2026-04-29	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2026-04-28	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2026-04-28	Senate	Read second time
2026-04-28	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-04-15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
2026-01-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2026-01-29	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	3350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	1	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	13	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0872&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/872_20260129.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/872_20260415.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/872_20260428.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0872%202026-01-29%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27457