South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3769

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ligon, B. Newton, O'Neal, Chumley, Haddon, Magnuson, Harris, Sandifer and Neese
Document Path: LC-0146VR23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 24, 2023
Introduced in the Senate on April 25, 2023
Last Amended on April 18, 2023
Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Wells and Septic Tanks

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/24/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 26)
1/24/2023 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 26)
4/6/2023 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
4/18/2023 House Amended (House Journal-page 137)
4/18/2023 House Read second time (House Journal-page 137)
4/18/2023 House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 138)
4/19/2023 Scrivener's error corrected
4/19/2023 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 10)
4/25/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time
4/25/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/24/2023
04/06/2023
04/18/2023
04/19/2023



Amended

April 18, 2023

H. 3769

Introduced by Reps. Ligon, B. Newton, O'Neal, Chumley, Haddon, Magnuson, Harris, Sandifer and Neese

 

S. Printed 04/18/23--H.                                                                       [SEC 4/19/2023 10:46 AM]

Read the first time January 24, 2023

 

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A bill

 

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 5-31-1525 so as to PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FROM DENYING THE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS AND SEPTIC TANKS ON CERTAIN RURAL LANDS REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICE.

    Amend Title To Conform

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Chapter 1, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    Section 44-1-320.  The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall not deny a property owner the right to repair and replace any well or septic tank existing on the effective date of this act solely because of any other available water or sewer service, or both.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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