H*3035 (Rat #0018, Act #0008 of 2015) General Bill, By Cobb-Hunter, Long, Burns, Chumley, Kirby, Hixon, Toole, Corley, Gagnon, Duckworth, Hardee, Johnson, Clemmons, Douglas, Ballentine, Tallon, Hodges, Henegan, Hiott, V.S. Moss, Dillard, Knight, Jefferson, Gilliard, Erickson and Riley
Summary: Take Palmetto Pride Where You Live Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 54 TO TITLE 48 SO AS TO ENACT THE "TAKE PALMETTO PRIDE WHERE YOU LIVE ACT", TO CREATE THE TAKE PALMETTO PRIDE WHERE YOU LIVE ACT COMMISSION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF, AND STAFFED BY, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS, POWERS, AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP A STRATEGIC STATE PLAN FOR LITTER REMOVAL, REDUCTION AND PREVENTION, AND LITTER LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH THE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PRIVATE PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 24-23-115, RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVICE WORK AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OR SUSPENSION OF A SENTENCE, SO AS TO DEFINE "PUBLIC SERVICE WORK" AS PARTICIPATING IN A LITTER REMOVAL PROGRAM OR ANOTHER LITTER PROGRAM UNDER THE COMMISSION UNLESS THE COURT FINDS THAT PARTICIPATION IN SUCH A PROGRAM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE OFFENDER; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 67, TITLE 44 RELATING TO THE "LITTER CONTROL ACT OF 1978" UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. - ratified title
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12/11/14	House	Prefiled
12/11/14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/13/15	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 72)
01/13/15	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 72)
01/28/15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns, Chumley, Kirby, Hixon, Toole, Corley, Gagnon, Duckworth, Hardee, Johnson, Clemmons, Douglas, Ballentine, Tallon, Hodges, Henegan, Hiott
01/29/15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: V.S.Moss, Dillard, Knight
01/29/15	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 1)
02/03/15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, Gilliard, Erickson, Riley
02/03/15	House	Amended (House Journal-page 36)
02/03/15	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 36)
02/03/15	House	Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
02/04/15	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 23)
02/04/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 37)
02/04/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 37)
03/19/15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 5)
03/26/15	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 30)
03/26/15	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 30)
03/31/15	Senate	Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 14)
04/01/15		Ratified R 18
04/02/15		Signed By Governor
04/09/15		Effective date 04/02/15
04/09/15		Act No. 8