South Carolina Senate Bill 96

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-26 - Act No. 74
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-21-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "personal Watercraft" And "specialty Propcraft"; By Amending Section 50-21-90, Relating To The Boating Safety And Educational Program, So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Issue A Boating Safety Certificate Upon The Completion Of Certain Requirements; By Adding Section 50-21-95 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Operate Certain Watercraft On The Waters Of This State Without Possessing A Boating Safety Certificate, With Certain Exceptions; And By Amending Section 50-21-870, Relating To Personal Watercraft And Boating Safety, So As To Remove The Definition Of "personal Watercraft" And To Remove A Boating Prohibition. - Ratified Title

Boating safety and education program

Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Thomas McElveen [D]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]
Sen. Marlon Kimpson [D]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

2023-06-07 - House - House: Adopt Conference Report (Y: 97 N: 7 NV: 12 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - House - House: Table Motion To Adjourn Debate On The Conference Report (Y: 72 N: 23 NV: 23 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - House - House: Cloture (Y: 20 N: 72 NV: 29 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2023-05-11 - House - House: Table Motion To Adjourn Debate On The Conference Report (Y: 85 N: 21 NV: 16 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-05-11 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-05-10 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 2 N: 104 NV: 13 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2023-05-09 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number Rfh-1 (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 110 N: 8 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-04-27 - House - House: Table Motion To Adjourn Debate (Y: 46 N: 58 NV: 12 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2023-04-27 - House - House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4 (Y: 59 N: 47 NV: 10 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-02-15 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-26		Act No. 74
2023-06-26		Effective date 08/18/23
2023-06-19		Signed By Governor
2023-06-14		Ratified R 90
2023-06-07	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
2023-06-07	House	Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-7
2023-06-07	House	Conference report received and adopted
2023-05-16	House	Debate adjourned
2023-05-11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2023-05-11	Senate	Conference report received and adopted
2023-05-11	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-16-23
2023-05-11	House	Conference committee appointed Henegan, Elliott, Wooten
2023-05-11	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, Davis
2023-05-10	House	Roll call Yeas-2 Nays-104
2023-05-10	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2023-05-09	Senate	Returned to House with amendments
2023-05-09	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2023-05-09	Senate	House amendment amended
2023-05-03	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2023-05-02	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-8
2023-05-02	House	Read second time
2023-05-02	House	Amended
2023-04-27	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-2-23
2023-04-27	House	Amended
2023-04-20	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2023-04-19	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2023-02-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-16	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-02-15	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2023-02-15	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2023-02-14	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2023-02-14	Senate	Read second time
2023-02-14	Senate	Amended
2023-02-14	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2023-02-06		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	21	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	21	870	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	21	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	21	95	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0096&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20221202.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230202.htm
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Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230214.htm
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Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230427.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230502.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230509.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/96_20230607.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0096%202023-02-14%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22043
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22060
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22948
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22950
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22975
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23097
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23121
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23212
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23220
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23226
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23229
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