South Carolina H 4726: S/R UofSC Day

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2025-2026 Bill 4726 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4726

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
5-3-105 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AN 
AREA BY ORDINANCE IF THE AREA IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, AND 
TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS AND PROCEDURES.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 5 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
5-3-105. (A) The governing body of a 
municipality may annex an area by ordinance, provided that for a period of no 
less than five years, the area has been either:

 (1) 
completely surrounded by the municipality; or

 (2) 
completely surrounded by the municipality except for the area's border with one 
or more of the following:

 (a) 
a state line;

 (b) 
a military installation;

 (c) 
a state or national park or forest; or

 (d) 
a lake or river.

 (B) Not 
less than thirty days before the first reading of an ordinance to annex an area 
as defined in subsection (A), the municipality shall give notice of a public 
hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the community, 
and by written notification to the taxpayer of record for all properties within 
the area proposed to be annexed. The public hearing must include:

 (1) 
a map of the proposed annexation area;

 (2) 
a complete legal description of the proposed annexation area;

 (3) 
a statement detailing the public services to be assumed or provided by the 
municipality;

 (4) 
the taxes and fees required for these services; and

 (5) 
the projected timetable for the provision or assumption of these services.

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

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