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H 3865 - Authorizes local government to adopt ordinances requiring a permit for watercraft to remain on local government waters for more than 14 days

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Elizabeth Wetmore
Last Action: 6/1/2021 - Act No. 77
House Committee: ANREA
Senate Committee: FGF
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.05.2021 The Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment grandfathers in mooring buoys in existence as of June 30, 2021. The amendment also prohibits local governments from requiring permits on mooring buoys.
04.21.2021 The Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee ran out of time before they could take action on this bill.
04.07.2021 A Senate Fish, Game and Forestry subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows local governments to issue a permit for watercraft that remain within a single location or area for more than 14 days.
03.09.2021 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds language that includes water adjacent to the local government.
03.02.2021 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment outlines that the bill does not apply to boats moored at a marina or a private dock. 
Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes local government to adopt ordinances requiring a permit for watercraft to remain on local government waters for more than 14 days.


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H*3865 (Rat #0093, Act #0077 of 2021) General Bill, By Wetmore, Hewitt, Cogswell, Bustos, Anderson, Stavrinakis, Bennett, Erickson and Bradley
Summary: Watercraft Laws
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT LAWS AND ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATERCRAFT OR WATER DEVICES USED OR HELD FOR USE ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title
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02/10/21House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
02/10/21House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 4)
03/03/21House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
03/11/21House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 3)
03/16/21House Amended (House Journal-page 22)
03/16/21House Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
03/16/21House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-4 (House Journal-page 24)
03/17/21House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 22)
03/17/21Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/17/21Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 7)
05/05/21Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 12)
05/06/21Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 48)
05/06/21Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 48)
05/11/21Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 24)
05/11/21Senate Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 24)
05/12/21Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 34)
05/12/21House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 77)
05/12/21House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 77)
05/13/21 Ratified R 93
05/17/21 Signed By Governor
06/01/21 Effective date 07/01/21
06/01/21 Act No. 77



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