South Carolina H 4012: PalmettoPride

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2025-2026 Bill 4012 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 13, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4012

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 37-29-110, RELATING TO PALMETTOPRIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SO AS TO ADD 
THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, AS A TWELFTH MEMBER; 
AND BY AMENDING SECTION 37-29-130, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, AND THE 
RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, BY PALMETTOPRIDE, SO AS TO PROVIDE 
THAT PUBLIC FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PALMETTOPRIDE MUST FLOW THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT 
OF TRANSPORTATION.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 37-29-110 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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37-29-110. PalmettoPride is governed by a board of directors composed of eleven twelve members to be 
appointed as follows: five members of the public must be appointed by the 
Governor; three members must be appointed by the President of the Senate, to 
include one Senator and two members of the public; three members must be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to include one member 
of the House of Representatives and two members of the public; and the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee. 
The members of the board shall elect the chairman of the board from among the 
public members. The board members shall serve terms of four years. A vacancy 
that occurs on the board must be filled by appointment by the Governor, the 
President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, 
for the remainder of the unexpired term.

SECTION 2. Section 37-29-130 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

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37-29-130. PalmettoPride may accept gifts, bequests, and grants from any person 
or foundation, and also may receive and expend public funds appropriated to it 
or authorized by the General Assembly. Receipt of funds allocated to 
PalmettoPride shall flow through the Department of Parks, 
Recreation and TourismTransportation. Monies 
designated to the PalmettoPride-Litter Control Program pursuant to Section 
14-1-208(10) must not be transferred or used for a purpose other than 
PalmettoPride-Litter Control. Unexpended funds must be carried forward and used 
only for authorized purposes.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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