South CarolinaAmerican Sign Language Symbol Act
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SYMBOL ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-687 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE "I LOVE YOU" (ILY) HAND GESTURE AS THE OFFICIAL AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE SYMBOL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 29 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES SHALL INCORPORATE THE "I LOVE YOU" GESTURE AS APPROPRIATE.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 1Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' ServicesLatest
- Apr 1Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Apr 1Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 31Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Read second timeMinor
- Mar 31AmendedMajor
- Mar 31Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Guffey
- Mar 26Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksMinor
- Jan 21Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson, Rutherford, Hosey, Gilliard, Grant, Hart, Crawford, Guest, McGinnis, Hardee, Holman, Bamberg, Willis, Burns, Chumley
- Jan 20Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, M.M.Smith, Davis, Robbins, Pope, Bustos, Landing, Teeple, Hartnett, Sessions, B.Newton, Wickensimer, Wetmore, Bradley, Reese, B.L.Cox, Stavrinakis, Gatch
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Education and Public WorksMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on Education and Public WorksMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced