SC senators approve expanding monument protections, banning QR codes for more info

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 1,117

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate voted to expand a 26-year-old law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place.

The bill introduced by Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, and co-sponsored by 31 other Republicans would extend the protections under a portion of state law commonly called the Heritage Act to all memorials on public property in South Carolina.

It also would stop the use of digital codes or informational plaques placed near some monuments …

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