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SC H 4785

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School Safety and Hazard Buffer Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SCHOOL SAFETY AND HAZARD BUFFERS ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 59, SO AS TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM SCHOOL SAFETY SETBACKS FROM INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FACILITIES, TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OR OPERATION OF FACILITIES HANDLING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE AND TRANSPARENCY, TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES, AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-13 — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Martinprimary
  • Popeprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-16

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4785&session=126&summary=B

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