South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 3814

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Hixon
Document Path: LC-0201SA25.docx

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2025
Passed by the General Assembly on March 25, 2025

Summary: Surface Water Study Committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/28/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 29)
1/28/2025 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 29)
2/12/2025 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 6)
2/13/2025 Scrivener's error corrected
2/13/2025 Scrivener's error corrected
2/18/2025 House Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
2/18/2025 House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 23)
2/19/2025 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19)
2/19/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
2/19/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 7)
3/18/2025 Senate Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 6)
3/18/2025 Senate Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 6)
3/20/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 13)
3/20/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 13)
3/25/2025 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/24/2025 Ratified R 20
4/28/2025 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2025
2/12/2025
2/13/2025
2/13/2025-A
3/18/2025

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R20, H3814)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURFACE WATER STUDY COMMITTEE MAY STUDY THE CURRENT STATE OF GROUNDWATER IN THIS STATE AND TO POSTPONE THE DUE DATE OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.

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

Surface Water Study Committee

SECTION 1.    Proviso 117.184 in Act 226 of 2024 created a Surface Water Study Committee to study the current state of surface water in this State. The study committee was charged with making a report of its findings to the General Assembly by March 1, 2025.

Scope of study committee

SECTION 2.    The study committee is authorized to expand its scope to include a study of the current state of groundwater in this State as well as other topics related to surface water and groundwater.

Study committee report

SECTION 3.    The date that the study committee's report to the General Assembly is due is changed from March 1, 2025, to March 2, 2026.

Effect of proviso

SECTION 4.    Proviso 117.184 remains in full force and effect except for those provisions contained in this joint resolution in conflict with the provisions in the proviso. In that case, the provisions contained in this joint resolution shall control.

Time effective

SECTION 5.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 24th day of April, 2025.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2025.

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Governor

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