South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020
Journal of the Senate

South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

H. 5490

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Jones and Hill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3222ph20.docx

Introduced in the House on May 12, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Beaches; prohibit local government from closing public beaches and access points

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2020  House   Introduced and read first time
   5/12/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 26 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF PUBLIC BEACHES AND PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-190 SO AS TO PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM ORDERING THE CLOSURE OF PUBLIC BEACHES AND PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 26

Prohibition on Closures

    Section 1-1-1700.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, the State or any other political subdivision is prohibited from ordering the closure of public beaches or public beach access points, to include any adjacent or associated public parking lots or other public facilities except for closures due to inclement weather or natural disasters."

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 6-1-190.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, local governments, including counties and municipalities, are prohibited from ordering the closure of public beaches or public beach access points, to include any adjacent or associated public parking lots or other public facilities except for closures due to inclement weather or natural disasters."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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