South Carolina H 3215: Teachers' Freedom of Speech

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2025-2026 Bill 3215 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3215

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
6-1-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LOCAL PLANNING AND PERMITTING ENTITIES SHALL 
REVIEW AND RENDER DECISIONS ON APPLICATIONS FOR BUILDING PERMITS, CERTIFICATES 
OF OCCUPANCY, ZONING VARIANCES AND APPEALS, OR OTHER LICENSES WITHIN FORTY-FIVE 
CALENDAR DAYS AFTER SUBMISSION OR THE APPLICATION MUST BE DEEMED APPROVED, AND 
TO PROVIDE REMEDIES, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
6-1-200. (A) Local planning 
commissions, local planning departments, zoning boards, architectural review 
boards, and local building permitting entities shall review an application for 
a building permit, certificate of occupancy, zoning variance or appeal, or 
license and render a decision on the application within forty-five calendar 
days after the application is filed or the application must be deemed approved 
and no further vote or other action on the application by the body to which the 
application was made is required and may not be binding, and the permit, 
certificate, variance, appeal, or license requested in the application must be 
granted. If the permit is not so granted, the applicant may seek relief by way 
or mandamus in circuit court. 

 (B) For 
purposes of this section:

 (1) 
"Architectural review board" means a board appointed by a local government 
pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 29, of this title.

 (2) 
"Local building permitting entity" means the entity of a county or municipality 
responsible for issuing building permits as provided in Chapter 9 of this 
title.

 (3) 
"Local planning commission" means a municipal planning commission, county 
planning commission, joint city-county planning commission, or consolidated 
government planning commission created pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 29 of 
this title.

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

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