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Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-614 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "DUM SPIRO SPERO" TRANSLATED AS "WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE" AS THE OFFICIAL CHORAL ANTHEM OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2026 · House Apr 30, 2025
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 30, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 30, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-11)
house
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Duncan
RRepublican
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Kambrell Garvin
DDemocratic
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