SC H4260

Expands protection of public monuments and memorials to include colonial war monuments, any armed conflict involving South Carolinians, and historical figures or public figures, prohibiting relocation, removal, alteration, or renaming

Requires the State Treasurer to withhold all Local Government Fund disbursements from any county or municipality that violates monument protection provisions until the violation is corrected

Grants any person, firm, group, corporation, or legal entity standing to bring civil action against violations without requiring proof of personal or particularized injury, with recovery available for restoration costs, attorney's fees, and court costs

Directs the Department of History and Archives to create regulations allowing affinity organizations (heritage or historical groups) to maintain, restore, and replace damaged monuments and memorials

Prohibits counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions from transferring ownership of real property underneath monuments or property necessary to view or access monuments to private entities