# South Carolina S 1038: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-340 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR AS "RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

South Carolina S 1038, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-340 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR AS "RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by A. Shane Massey (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Effective date 05/18/26) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1038-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina S 1038
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-340 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR AS "RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Effective date 05/18/26
- Sponsor: A. Shane Massey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (156 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Religious Liberty Day

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: A. Shane Massey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-13 | House | (Religious Liberty Day)Passage of Bill | pass | 111 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | Senate | (Religious Liberty Day)2nd Reading | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-06-05: Effective date 05/18/26 (legislature)
- 2026-06-02: Act No. 201 (legislature)
- 2026-05-18: Signed By Governor (Governor)
- 2026-05-15: Ratified R 244 (legislature)
- 2026-05-14: Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House)
- 2026-05-13: Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (House)
- 2026-05-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-05-13: Amended (House)
- 2026-05-12: Debate adjourned (House)
- 2026-05-07: Debate adjourned (House)
- 2026-05-06: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House)
- 2026-04-22: Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House)
- 2026-04-22: Introduced and read first time (House)
- 2026-04-16: Read third time and sent to House (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Recalled from Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Introduced and read first time (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1038.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1038.htm)

## Related
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- [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026)
- [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026)
- [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026)
- [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026)
- [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1038-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).