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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 383: Official state migratory bird

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 383 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Official state migratory bird. Primary sponsor: Tom Davis (Republican), Stephen Goldfinch (Republican), Jeffrey Graham (Democratic), Jeff Zell (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): Act No. 98.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROTHONOTARY WARBLER RECOGNITION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-613 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (PROTONOTARIA CITREA) AS THE OFFICIAL STATE MIGRATORY BIRD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Stephen GoldfinchPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Jeffrey GrahamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Jeff ZellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 98
  2. Effective date 02/27/26
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 102
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  7. Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Scrivener's error corrected
  10. Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  11. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  12. Introduced and read first time

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source