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H. 3079
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pope, Burns, Bryant, Clyburn, Yow, Brown, Hixon and Forrest
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Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2019
Last Amended on May 8, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate
Summary: Trespassing
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/18/2018 House Prefiled
12/18/2018 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/8/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 77)
1/8/2019 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 77)
3/6/2019 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 55)
3/6/2019 House Committed to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 55)
3/20/2019 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brown
3/27/2019 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 25)
4/2/2019 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
4/2/2019 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
(House Journal-page 32)
4/4/2019 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
4/4/2019 House Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
4/4/2019 House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-3 (House Journal-page 26)
4/4/2019 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 27)
4/5/2019 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
4/9/2019 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
4/9/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 8)
4/30/2019 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb,
M.B.Matthews, Goldfinch, Talley
5/7/2019 Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 7)
5/8/2019 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 122)
5/8/2019 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 122)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/18/2018
3/27/2019
5/7/2019
5/8/2019
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AMENDED
May 8, 2019
H. 3079
Introduced by Reps. Pope, Burns, Bryant, Clyburn, Yow, Brown, Hixon and Forrest
S. Printed 5/8/19--S.
Read the first time April 9, 2019.
TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRESPASSING AND THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT METHOD OF THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF TRESPASSING INVOLVING CLEARLY VISIBLE PURPLE-PAINTED BOUNDARIES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-11-600 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-11-600. (A) Every entry upon the lands of another where any horse, mule, cow, hog, or any other livestock is pastured, or any other lands of another, after notice from the owner or tenant has been posted prohibiting such entry, shall be is a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not to exceed more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment with hard labor on the public works of the county for not exceeding more than thirty days. When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon, a proof of the posting shall be deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry, as aforesaid, for the purpose of trespassing.
(B) The owner or tenant of any lands may accomplish the required posting of notice as follows:
(1) by posting a notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon; or
(2) by marking boundaries with a clearly visible purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface. These marks must be affixed to immovable, permanent objects including, but not limited to, trees and fence posts, that are not more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person approaching the property. The provisions of this subsection relating to purple-painted markings shall not apply to any property within the limits of a municipality.
(C) When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice as provided in this section, a proof of the posting is deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry for the purpose of trespassing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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