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South Carolina Monument Protection and QR Code Ban

Sector: Road • Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Source: WJBF

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Planned

A legislative bill approved by the South Carolina Senate to protect nearly every historic statue, monument, street, and building name from removal or changes. The bill also bans the addition of QR code stickers to monuments that provide additional information about historic figures. Local governments must get approval from the General Assembly to remove or alter monuments. The bill allows register

Status
Prospective
Sector
Road, Commercial
Location
Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
WJBF

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The project “South Carolina Monument Protection and QR Code Ban” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from WJBF.

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2026-07-22

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A legislative bill approved by the South Carolina Senate to protect nearly every historic statue, monument, street, and building name from removal or changes. The bill also bans the addition of QR code stickers to monuments that provide additional information about historic figures. Local governments must get approval from the General Assembly to remove or alter monuments. The bill allows registered private historical groups to sue if monuments are not treated legally and requires relocated monuments due to renovations or road projects to be displayed with equal or greater prominence.

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United States of America (USA)

State

South Carolina

City

Columbia

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WJBF

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Sector

Road, Commercial

Article published date

2026-04-19

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