Official State Song
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "CAROLINA WHEN I DIE" BY PATRICK DAVIS AS AN OFFICIAL STATE SONG. - 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 11, 2026
Signed May 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2026 · House Apr 1, 2026
How they voted
40–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 30, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-1-3)
senate
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 1, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-7-15)
house
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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