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S 703

South Carolina Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S 703, “Municipality May Require County Approval to Annex”, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 10, 2025 by Sen. Rex Rice (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 13, 2026: Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Record

Text

S 703 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

s703/introduced.txt
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 703
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
5-3-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY REQUIRE BY ORDINANCE THE
COUNTY GOVERNING BODY'S APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANNEXING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 3, Title 5 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
    Section
5-3-105. A municipality may require by ordinance that it will not initiate an
annexation procedure unless it has the agreement and approval of the county
governing body where the property to be annexed is located.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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This web page was last updated on December 10, 2025 at 02:23 PM

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-3-105 So As To Provide That A Municipality May Require By Ordinance The County Governing Body's Approval Prior To Annexing Property Located In The County.

Sponsors

Sen. Rex Rice (R) sponsors S 703 alone.

Rex Rice

Sen. · R–2 · Sponsor

Committees

S 703 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred to · Dec 10, 2025

History

S 703 has taken 4 actions since Dec 10, 2025, the latest on Jan 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time
Jan 13, 2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Dec 10, 2025
Senate
Prefiled
Dec 10, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Votes

S 703 has not gone to a roll call.

Source: scstatehouse.gov · legiscan.com