S0399Introduced in the Senate
Public Transit Trespass
Introduced by Jason Elliott, District 6
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-635 So As To Provide That A Person Who, Without Legal Cause Or Good Excuse, Enters A Transportation Facility, Including Any Public Transportation And Any Public Transportation System, After Having Been Warned Not To Do So By The Transit Director Or His Designee, Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor Triable In A Municipal Or Magistrates Court, To Provide Procedures For A Written Warning And For Appealing The Warning, And To Provide That The Provisions Of This Section Must Be Construed As In Addition To, And Not As Superseding, Another Statute Relating To Trespass Or Unlawful Entry On Lands Of Another. - Ratified Title
Where it stands
Act No. 222
June 3, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · May 13, 2026
107
Yes
0
No
17
Absent or Not Voting
124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | Yes |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | Yes |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | Yes |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Yes |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Yes |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Yes |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
Read third time and sent to House
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Debate adjourned
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
Read third time and enrolled
Ratified R 224
Signed By Governor
Effective date 05/19/26
Act No. 222
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