South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S904: "Quail Forever" Specialty License Plate
Status: In committee, April 30, 2026
What the bill says
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16510 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES TO MEMBERS OF THE "QUAIL FOREVER" ORGANIZATION. Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 3, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: A rticle 156 Q uail Forever Specialty License Plate S ection 56-3-16510. The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue "Quail Forever" special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles.
From the engrossed text, April 28, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-16510 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE SPECIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES TO MEMBERS OF THE "QUAIL FOREVER" ORGANIZATION. Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. C hapter 3, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: A rticle 156 Q uail Forever Specialty License Plate S ection 56-3-16510. The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue "Quail Forever" special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles registered in their names. The requirements for production and distribution of the plate are those set forth in Section 56-3-8100. The biennial fee for this plate is the regular registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional fee of seventy dollars. Any portion of the additional seventy-dollar fee not set aside by the Comptroller General to defray costs of production and distribution must be distributed to Quail Forever, and those funds will be used exclusively in South Carolina in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to further Quail Forever's mission to influence bobwhite habitat conservation to support long-term and healthy quail populations in South Carolina. The …
Sponsors
- Campsen III, George (R, 43) · primary sponsor