South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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R91, S623

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Goldfinch
Document Path: SR-0341KM25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2025
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2025
Last Amended on May 7, 2025
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Georgetown County Building Requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
4/29/2025 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 10)
4/30/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
4/30/2025 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journal-page 20)
5/1/2025 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 19)
5/1/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 141)
5/1/2025 House Referred to Georgetown Delegation (House Journal-page 141)
5/6/2025 House Delegation report: Favorable Georgetown Delegation (House Journal-page 220)
5/7/2025 House Amended (House Journal-page 4)
5/7/2025 House Read second time (House Journal-page 4)
5/7/2025 House Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 5)
5/8/2025 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 80)
5/8/2025 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 44)
5/20/2025 Ratified R 91
5/22/2025 Vetoed by Governor
2/4/2026 Senate Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 4)
2/10/2026 House Veto overridden Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 29)
2/17/2026 Effective date 02/10/26

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

04/29/2025
04/29/2025-A
05/07/2025
05/07/2025-A

(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.

(R91, S623)

AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE.

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

Limit of moderate wave action line

SECTION 1. Georgetown County is exempt from building requirements for properties within, or affected by, the limit of moderate wave action line as shown on the May 9, 2023, flood insurance rate map and may enforce AE standards as set forth in Georgetown County's Flood Damage Prevention ordinance and the current state building code.

Repeal upon adoption of next limit of moderate wave action line

SECTION 2. The provisions of this act are repealed upon the adoption of the next limit of moderate wave action line.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 20th day of May, 2025.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/22/25.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 2/4/26.

Veto overridden by House -- 2/10/26. -- L.

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