South Carolina House Bill 3571

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 58-36-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Definitions For "large Project," "notice," "pre-marking," "private Facility," "project Initiator," And "soft Digging" And To Amend The Definitions Of "excavate," "excavator," And "operator"; By Amending Section 58-36-50, Relating To The Operators Association Notification Center, So As To Clarify Operator Penalty For Failure To Be A Member Of The Association, The Notification Center's Duties, And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-60, Relating To The Notice Of Intent To Excavate Or Demolish, So As To Provide Additional Time For Notice For Certain Excavations Or Demolitions And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-70, Relating To Information Supplied By Operators, So As To Require Quarterly Reports Of Damage Caused By An Excavation Or Demolition And To Clarify Payment Of A Civil Penalty In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 58-36-80, Relating To Emergency Excavations Or Demolitions Exempt From Notice Requirements And Liability For Damages, So As Establish Additional Notification And Response Requirements In The Event Of An Emergency And To Make A False Claim Of An Emergency A Violation Of This Chapter; By Amending Section 58-36-90, Relating To Notice Of Damages, So As To Require An Excavator To Immediately Report Any Known Damage To The Notification Center And Facility Operator; By Amending Section 58-36-100, Relating To Design Requests And Operator Response, So As To Add A Reference To Large Projects; By Amending Section 58-36-110, Relating To Exemption From Notice Requirements, So As To Strike Current Provisions; By Amending Section 58-36-120, Relating To Penalties And Civil Remedies, So As To Provide For A Complaint Process Through The Attorney General's Office And Provide For Penalties; And By Adding Section 58-36-75, So As To Provide A Process For Large Projects.

Underground Facility Damage Prevention

Rep. Davey Hiott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-12-12	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	36	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	75	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3571&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20241212.htm