South Carolina H 3186: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 14-1-175 SO AS TO PROHIBIT COURTS OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM FROM REQUIRING A CITIZEN TO SERVE ON A JURY ON THE DATE OF A PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.

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2025-2026 Bill 3186 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3186

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
60-11-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE PLAQUES, MARKERS, OR OTHER MESSAGES ON HISTORICAL 
MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS ON PROPERTY OWNED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE 
STATE OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS FOR A RELATED 
REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 60-11-30, RELATING TO 
OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 60 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
60-11-75. (A) A plaque, marker, or 
other message, including those accessible by a QR code or other similar 
barcode, that concerns any historical monument or memorial, is not original to 
the monument or memorial, and is located on property owned by a political 
subdivision of the State or a school district shall not be erected except by 
the department and with permission of the political subdivision of the State or 
school district.

 (B) 
The department shall:

 (1) 
ensure the content of the plaque, marker, or other message is historically 
accurate and free of any editorial comments or subjective analysis, and shall 
ensure the content is limited to the key historical facts related to, and 
representative of, the specific figure or event being memorialized by the 
monument or memorial except for the name of the person or organization who paid 
for the monument, the date it was erected, and the name of the sculptor, if 
applicable, also may be included; 

 (2) 
in the case of historical monuments and memorials, consult with the 
organization that provided the monument or memorial in the development of the 
language if the organization still exists; and

 (3) 
provide a forty-five-day public review and comment period for language proposed 
by the department.

 (C) 
All applicable plaques, markers, or other messages put in place before 
enactment of this section, but after December 31, 2026, must be removed. 

 (D) 
The department, subject to available resources, may establish a process and 
related fee schedule for political subdivisions of the State and school 
districts to use when proposing to the department language for plaques, 
markers, or other messages for monuments or memorials on their property in 
accordance with the requirements of this section.

 (E) A 
plaque, marker, or other message concerning a monument or memorial that is not 
original to the monument or memorial may not be erected within twelve feet of 
the monument or memorial in order to preserve its original appearance. 

 (F) 
Any historical preservation or heritage-related organization established in 
this State has standing in court to bring a complaint against a political 
subdivision of the State or school district for a violation of this section.

SECTION 2. Section 60-11-30(6) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (6) The approval of the inscriptions 
for all historical markers or other monuments erected on State highways or 
other State property and plaques, markers, and other 
messages related to historical monuments and memorials on property of a 
political subdivision of the State or school district as provided in Section 
60-11-75;

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

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