Bill Commons

SC H 3950

in committee

Soil classifers

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did SC H 3950 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3950 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-01): Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

What is SC H 3950 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-65-40, RELATING TO PERSONS EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE AS PROFESSIONAL SOIL CLASSIFIERS, SO AS TO EXEMPT LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS PERFORMING SOIL EVALUATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH CONVENTIONAL ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, AND TO PROVIDE THESE ENGINEERS MUST HAVE CERTAIN TRAINING, BONDING, AND INSURANCE.

Who sponsors SC H 3950?

Hixon, Forrest are the primary sponsors of SC H 3950.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-65-40, RELATING TO PERSONS EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE AS PROFESSIONAL SOIL CLASSIFIERS, SO AS TO EXEMPT LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS PERFORMING SOIL EVALUATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH CONVENTIONAL ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS, AND TO PROVIDE THESE ENGINEERS MUST HAVE CERTAIN TRAINING, BONDING, AND INSURANCE.

Introduced
2025-02-11
Latest action
2025-05-01 — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hixonprimary
  • Forrestprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-01

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-01

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-01

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2025-04-30

    Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0

  5. 2025-04-30

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-04-30

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-04-29

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-03-10

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest

  9. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-11

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2025-04-30 · pass · 100-0

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Bobby J.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • May, Robert J., III: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Beach, Thomas: excused
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: excused
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: excused
    • Hardee, Kevin: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Herbkersman, William G.: excused
    • Holman, Harriet A.: excused
    • Howard, Leon: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Smith, Marvin: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Weeks, J. David: excused
    • Whitmire, William R.: excused
    • Willis, Mark N.: excused

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