S 1005 General Bill, By Kimbrell and Talley
Summary: Motor Horsepower
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1320, RELATING TO MOTOR RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BOAT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER TYPE OF VESSEL POWERED BY AN OUTDRIVE OR INBOARD MOTOR HAVING AN ENGINE AUTOMOTIVE HORSEPOWER RATING IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED HORSEPOWER IS PERMITTED AND THAT PERSONAL WATERCRAFT MAY NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED NINETY HORSEPOWER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1350, RELATING TO WATER SKIING AND TOWING RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT, OR VESSELS IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF A WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, OR PIER OR WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL OR PERSON IN THE WATER.
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01/31/24	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
01/31/24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 3)
02/02/24		Scrivener's error corrected
02/21/24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 12)
02/23/24		Scrivener's error corrected
02/27/24	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 32)
02/27/24	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 32)
02/28/24	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 25)
02/29/24	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
02/29/24	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 7)