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SC S 167

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South Carolina Waterways Protection Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA WATERWAYS PROTECTION ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-975 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERWAYS PROTECTION FUND AND THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH REVENUES IN THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-3215 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A TAX NOTICE FOR WATERCRAFT MUST INCLUDE A WATERWAYS PROTECTION FEE OF THREE DOLLARS.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
Latest action
2025-02-11 — Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Campsenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-29

    Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-01-30

    Scrivener's error corrected

  5. 2025-02-05

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-02-05

    Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-4

  7. 2025-02-06

    Read third time and sent to House

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-02-11

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  9. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2025-02-05 · pass · 39-4

    Member-level votes (46)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Fernandez, Tom: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: no
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: no
    • Reichenbach, Mike: no
    • Rice, Rex F.: no
    • Blackmon, Allen: excused
    • Hutto, Brad: excused
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: excused

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