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South Carolina / State / 126th General Assembly, 2025-2026

2026 Act No. 125 (S.585) Added an Operation Inherent Resolve campaign plate and an Armed Forces Surviving Spouse plate

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Expands benefits Added an Operation Inherent Resolve plate and an Armed Forces Surviving Spouse plate.

Amended S.C. Code 56-3-14950(A) to add Operation Inherent Resolve as a ninth campaign plate on the ordinary campaign plate fee terms, and 56-3-14970(A) to add Armed Forces Surviving Spouse, available to the surviving spouse of a military veteran with no award or Guard condition. Each section takes effect six months after the Department of Motor Vehicles approves the plate design; the rest of the act, which adds a SAFE registration notation and autism to the handicapped definition in 56-3-1910(A), takes effect May 15, 2027. Signed May 15, 2026. The design approval date is not on the legislative record, so the start date is the department’s to state.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done,
  2. In committee Done, Senate Transportation
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House passed it amended on 2026-04-17; final concurrence by the House
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Act No. 125
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Deon T. TedderSponsor, Democratic, Senate, District 42
  • Brian AdamsCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 44
  • Tameika Isaac DevineCo-sponsor, Democratic, Senate, District 19
  • Jeff ZellCo-sponsor, Republican, Senate, District 36
  • Ed SuttonCo-sponsor, Democratic, Senate, District 20

What it touches

  • S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-14950
  • S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-14970
  • S.C. Code Ann. § 56-3-1910

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Official record

Read 2026 Act No. 125 (S.585) on the jurisdiction's own record