Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

A225, R251, H4843

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bailey, Brittain, Guest, J.E. Johnson, Sandifer and Anderson
Document Path: LC-0351VR24.docx

Introduced in the House on January 16, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2024
Last Amended on June 26, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: July 2, 2024, Signed

Summary: Structures located in critical areas

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number
1/16/2024	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
1/16/2024	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 9)
1/18/2024		Scrivener's error corrected
2/6/2024	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
3/20/2024	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
3/27/2024	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 29)
4/9/2024	House	Amended (House Journal-page 43)
4/9/2024	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 43)
4/9/2024	House	Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 44)
4/10/2024	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 12)
4/10/2024	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
4/10/2024	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 4)
4/17/2024	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Goldfinch (ch), Williams, McElveen, Talley, M.Johnson
4/24/2024	Senate	Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 8)
4/24/2024	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 8)
5/7/2024	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 83)
5/7/2024	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 83)
5/7/2024	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 83)
5/8/2024	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 79)
5/9/2024	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 31)
5/9/2024	House	Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102 (House Journal-page 32)
5/9/2024	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Goldfinch, Campsen, McElveen (Senate Journal-page 50)
5/9/2024	House	Conference committee appointed Bailey, Hardee, Anderson (House Journal-page 152)
6/26/2024	Senate	Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 205)
6/26/2024	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 205)
6/26/2024	House	Conference report received and adopted
6/26/2024	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
6/26/2024	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
6/27/2024		Ratified R 251
7/2/2024		Signed By Governor
7/17/2024		Effective date 07/02/24
7/17/2024		Act No. 225

View the latest legislative information at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/16/2024
01/18/2024
03/27/2024
04/09/2024
04/24/2024
05/07/2024
06/26/2024

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(A225, R251, H4843)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-39-148 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITH A DECK OR OTHER STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A CRITICAL AREA TO USE THE STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FOOD OR BEVERAGE SERVICES TO PATRONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Wetlands

SECTION 1.    Chapter 39, Title 48 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 48-39-148.    Notwithstanding any statutory or regulatory provision of law to the contrary, including any provision of or authorized by this chapter, a business that contains a grandfathered or permitted commercial deck or marina that is located in a critical area may utilize such structure for purposes of providing food and beverage services for consumption by patrons of the business.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of June, 2024.

Approved the 2nd day of July, 2024.

This web page was last updated on July 17, 2024 at 1:57 PM