South Carolina S 832: Cyrus Monroe Carmack-Belton sympathy

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2025-2026 Bill 832 Text of Previous Version (May. 13, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 832

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Matter Stricken

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Amended

May 13, 2026

S. 832

Introduced 
by Senators Sutton, Graham, Goldfinch and Zell 

S. Printed 5/13/26--H.

Read the first time March 11, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY 
AMENDING SECTION 53-1-20, RELATING TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES EXEMPT 
FROM THE PROHIBITION ON SUNDAY PUBLIC SPORTS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS PERTAINING 
TO CAMPUS EVENTS AND LAND USE APPROVAL, TO PROVIDE THAT NO COUNTY OR 
MUNICIPALITY MAY PROHIBIT, RESTRICT, CONDITION, DELAY, OR REQUIRE LAND USE 
APPROVAL FOR EVENTS HELD ON THE CAMPUS OF A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF 
HIGHER LEARNING BASED ON ZONING ORDINANCES OR LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS, AND TO 
CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF GENERALLY APPLICABLE SAFETY LAWS.

 Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 
1. Section 53-1-20 of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 Section 
53-1-20. (A) As used in this section:

 (1) "Campus" means real property owned, 
leased, or otherwise controlled by a state-supported institution of higher 
learning, including stadiums, arenas, athletic facilities, performance venues, and 
associated grounds and parking areas, whether the property is located within or 
outside municipal boundaries.

 (2) "Event" means a concert, 
performance, commencement, lecture, exhibition, festival, ceremony, athletic 
contest, or similar gathering, whether hosted solely by the institution or in 
partnership with a third party, provided the event is approved by the governing 
board of the institution.

 (3) "Land use approval" means any 
approval, permit, determination, exception, variance, or authorization required 
because of the use of land or a land use classification under a local 
ordinance, including approvals administered by a zoning administrator, planning 
department, board of zoning appeals, or similar body.

 (B) Notwithstanding any provision 
of law to the contrary, college and university campuses shall be exempt from 
the provisions of Section 53-1-10.

 (C) No county or municipality may 
prohibit, restrict, condition, delay, or require a land use approval for an 
event held on the campus of a state-supported institution of higher learning 
based on any zoning ordinance, zoning district, overlay district, land use 
classification, or other land use regulation including, but not limited to, any 
requirement for a special exception, conditional use approval, variance, zoning 
permit, certificate of zoning compliance, zoning determination, site plan approval, 
development plan approval, or similar land use approval, provided that the 
event is approved by the governing board of the institution.

 (D) Nothing in this section may be 
construed to limit a county's or municipality's authority to apply and enforce 
generally applicable building, fire, life safety, health, and traffic laws and 
regulations.

 (E)(1) 
Any event sponsored in an outdoor venue within one thousand feet of a 
residential neighborhood must provide public notice of the proposed event and 
must notify any impacted neighborhood association recognized by the applicable 
municipality at least thirty days before the scheduled vote for approval by the 
governing board of the institution where the event is proposed to be held 
pursuant to subsection (C). The affected public and neighborhood associations 
must be given an opportunity to appear before the governing board of the 
institution prior to approval of the event.

 (2) This subsection applies only to nonathletic 
events, to events featuring speakers reasonably expected to attract one 
thousand or more attendees, and to outdoor musical concerts.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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