2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
S0576: Alien Ownership of Real Property
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-13-30, Relating To Limitation On Alien Land Ownership, So As To Provide That Corporations Controlled By A Foreign Adversary Cannot Acquire An Interest In Real Property In This State; To Define Necessary Terms; And To Reduce The Amount Of Real Property That An Alien Or Corporation May Acquire An Interest In From Five Hundred Thousand Acres To One Thousand Acres.
Bill History
2/28/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
2/28/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/28/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Hutto, Kimpson, Matthews, Climer, Rice, Garrett
Senate
3/15/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
3/16/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
3/21/2023
Special order, set for March 21, 2023
Senate
3/22/2023
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
3/22/2023
Amended
Senate
3/22/2023
Read second time
Senate
3/23/2023
Amended
Senate
3/23/2023
Read third time and sent to House
Senate
3/23/2023
Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-5
Senate
3/24/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
3/28/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate: 3rd Reading
3/23/2023
31
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/23/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Shane Massey
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Billy Garrett
Republican
Harvey Peeler
Republican
Wes Climer
Republican
Richard Cash
Republican
Sean Bennett
Republican
Ross Turner
Republican
Penry Gustafson
Republican
Rex Rice
Republican
Danny Verdin
Republican
Joshua Kimbrell
Republican
Thomas Corbin
Republican
Ronnie Cromer
Republican
Thomas McElveen
Democrat
George Campsen
Republican
Thomas Davis
Republican