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H. 4458
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Huggins, Hodges and Hixon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5001cm16.docx
Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Operation of watercraft and boat safety
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/3/2015 House Prefiled
12/3/2015 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/12/2016 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 71)
1/12/2016 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 71)
1/27/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
1/28/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
1/28/2016 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 3)
2/1/2016 Scrivener's error corrected
2/2/2016 House Read second time (House Journal-page 32)
2/2/2016 House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 32)
2/3/2016 House Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 15)
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COMMITTEE REPORT
January 28, 2016
H. 4458
S. Printed 1/28/16--H. [SEC 2/1/16 1:45 PM]
Read the first time January 12, 2016.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4458) to amend Section 50-21-870, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to personal watercraft and boating safety, so as to increase the zone in which, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
DAVID R. HIOTT for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ZONE IN WHICH A PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT, OR VESSEL IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED ADJACENT OF A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL, WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, PIER, OR A PERSON UPON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-21-870(B)(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(6) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the waters of this State in excess of idle speed within 50 100 feet of a moored or an anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or a person in the water, or within 100 yards of the Atlantic Ocean coast line. The prohibitions contained in this item (6) do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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