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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "FRANCHISE ACT OF 2026" BY ADDING CHAPTER 45 TO TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND DEFINE INSTANCES OF DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE CONTROL, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Mar 12, 2026
Last action: Mar 12, 2026 — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 213 days quiet

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