South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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A124, R141, S463

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: SFGF-0020BC25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 18, 2025
Introduced in the House on April 23, 2025
Last Amended on April 16, 2025
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 15, 2026, Signed

Summary: Public Boat Landings

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
3/18/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
3/18/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 5)
4/2/2025 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/15/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
4/16/2025 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 27)
4/16/2025 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 27)
4/16/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
4/23/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 55)
4/23/2025 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 55)
4/2/2026 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
4/15/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 19)
4/15/2026 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 19)
4/16/2026 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 12)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 141
5/15/2026 Signed By Governor
5/26/2026 Effective date 05/15/26
5/26/2026 Act No. 124

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

03/18/2025
04/02/2025
04/16/2025
04/02/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

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

(A124, R141, S463)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT SWIMMING WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A PUBLIC BOAT LANDING OR RAMP MAINTAINED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY IF APPROPRIATELY MARKED.

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

Swimming near a public boat landing or ramp prohibited

SECTION 1.    Article 1, Chapter 21, Title 50 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-21-128.    It is unlawful for a person to swim within fifty feet of a public boat landing or ramp maintained by the South Carolina Public Service Authority, if the landing or ramp is clearly marked with signage prohibiting swimming.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

Approved the 15th day of May, 2026.

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