H*3287 (Rat #0041, Act #0021 of 2011) General Bill, By Hardwick and Hodges
Summary: Watercraft
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-190, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ABANDONMENT OF WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ABANDONED WATERCRAFT AS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY BE REMOVED AT THE RISK AND EXPENSE OF THE OWNER AND DISPOSED OF BY ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE THE ABANDONED WATERCRAFT IS LOCATED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MUST CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OF A WATERCRAFT SUBJECT TO THIS PROVISION TO DETERMINE ITS STATUS AND ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY THE LAST KNOWN OWNER OF THE WATERCRAFT THAT IT HAS BEEN ABANDONED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A WATERCRAFT ABANDONED FOR AT LEAST NINETY DAYS MAY BE CLAIMED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY AS ABANDONED PROPERTY. - ratified title
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01/12/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
01/12/11	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 19)
02/03/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges
02/09/11	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 6)
02/10/11	House	Amended (House Journal-page 24)
02/10/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
02/10/11	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 25)
02/11/11	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
02/15/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/15/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/17/11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/24/11	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 31)
03/30/11	Senate	Second Reading Failed (Senate Journal-page 38)
03/30/11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-3 Nays-31 (Senate Journal-page 38)
03/31/11	Senate	Reconsider Vote Whereby Second Reading Failed (Senate Journal-page 22)
04/14/11	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 35)
04/27/11	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27)
04/27/11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 27)
04/28/11	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 15)
05/04/11	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 39)
05/04/11	House	Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 39)
05/05/11		Ratified R 41
05/09/11		Signed By Governor
05/13/11		Effective date 05/09/11
05/17/11		Act No. 21