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H. 3308
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Huggins, Hill, Forrest, Caskey and Hixon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19802cz21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 364, 387, 457
Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2021
Last Amended on May 13, 2021
Currently residing in conference committee
Summary: Watercraft
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/9/2020 House Prefiled
12/9/2020 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/12/2021 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 152)
1/12/2021 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 152)
2/17/2021 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 4)
2/23/2021 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
2/23/2021 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). White, GM Smith,
Stavrinakis, Thayer, Hewitt, Fry, Whitmire, Gatch,
Murphy, Yow, Bernstein, Hart, Tedder, R Williams,
Hosey, Kirby, Bradley, W Newton, Brittain, Lowe,
Sandifer, Henegan, Cogswell, Anderson
(House Journal-page 25)
2/25/2021 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-2-21
(House Journal-page 21)
3/10/2021 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
3/11/2021 House Amended (House Journal-page 21)
3/11/2021 House Read second time (House Journal-page 21)
3/11/2021 House Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-15 (House Journal-page 23)
3/11/2021 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 24)
3/12/2021 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
3/16/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
3/16/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 6)
4/28/2021 Senate Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 5)
5/11/2021 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
5/12/2021 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 35)
5/12/2021 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 35)
5/12/2021 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 35)
5/13/2021 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 18)
5/13/2021 Senate Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
5/13/2021 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
(Senate Journal-page 18)
5/13/2021 House Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
(House Journal-page 45)
5/13/2021 House Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-98 (House Journal-page 45)
5/14/2021 Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee
appointed Campsen, Goldfinch, Williams
(Senate Journal-page 20)
5/13/2021 House Conference committee appointed Huggins, Murphy, S
Williams (House Journal-page 51)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/9/2020
2/17/2021
3/11/2021
4/29/2021
5/11/2021
5/12/2021
5/13/2021
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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
May 13, 2021
H. 3308
S. Printed 5/13/21--S.
Read the first time March 16, 2021.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, SO AS TO INCREASE DISTANCE LIMITS BETWEEN A WATERCRAFT OPERATING IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED UPON CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL, WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, PIER, OR PERSON IN THE WATER.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-21-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding two appropriately numbered new items to read:
"( ) 'Narrow waterway' means a segment of the waters of this State that is two hundred feet or less in width.
( ) 'Wake surf' means to operate a vessel that is ballasted in the stern so as to create a wake that is, or is intended to be, surfed by another person."
SECTION 2. Section 50-21-870(B)(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(6)(a) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon a narrow waterway in excess of idle speed within fifty feet of a moored or anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water; or
(b) operate a personal watercraft, specialty propcraft, or vessel while upon the all other waters of this State in excess of idle speed within 50 one hundred feet of a moored or an anchored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or a person in the water, or within 100 one hundred yards of the Atlantic Ocean coast line. The prohibitions contained in this item (6) do not apply to an unoccupied, moored vessel or watercraft or to a person behind a vessel or watercraft who is on water skis or a floating device with the permission of the operator of the vessel or watercraft;
(c) The provisions of this item do not apply to Lake Moultrie."
SECTION 3. Section 50-21-870(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new item to read:
"( ) wake surf in excess of idle speed within two hundred feet of a moored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water."
SECTION 4. Unless otherwise provided, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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