South CarolinaS 0383126th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

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.

Sponsored By: Tom Davis (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Official state migratory bird

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Tom Davis

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Stephen L. Goldfinch

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeffrey R. Graham

    Democrat • Senate

  • Luke A. Rankin

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeff Zell

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 152 • No: 0

House vote • 2/19/2026

(Official state migratory bird)Passage of Bill

Yes: 108 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/6/2025

(Official state migratory bird)2nd Reading

Yes: 44 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act No. 98

    3/5/2026legislature
  2. Effective date 02/27/26

    3/5/2026legislature
  3. Signed By Governor

    2/27/2026Governor
  4. Ratified R 102

    2/25/2026legislature
  5. Read third time and enrolled

    2/20/2026House
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

    2/19/2026House
  7. Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0

    2/19/2026House
  8. Read second time

    2/19/2026House
  9. Scrivener's error corrected

    2/19/2026legislature
  10. Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

    2/18/2026House
  11. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

    5/8/2025House
  12. Introduced and read first time

    5/8/2025House
  13. Read third time and sent to House

    5/7/2025Senate
  14. Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0

    5/6/2025Senate
  15. Read second time

    5/6/2025Senate
  16. Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

    4/30/2025Senate
  17. Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services

    4/30/2025Senate
  18. Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

    2/25/2025Senate
  19. Introduced and read first time

    2/25/2025Senate

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