H 5111 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Water System Connections

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND PROHIBIT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FROM UNREASONABLY RESTRICTING PRIVATE WELLS ON AGRICULTURAL OR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND FROM REQUIRING CONNECTION TO A WATER SYSTEM IF THE SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 45

May 5, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 15, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

May 5, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-1)

senate

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 14, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (103-0-12)

house

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors