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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50 ENTITLED \"ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS\" SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS ARE PUBLIC NUISANCES; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON THAT CAUSES OR ALLOWS A VESSEL TO BECOME AN ABANDONED VESSEL OR A DERELICT VESSEL AND THE PENALTIES FOR INTENTIONALLY OR RECKLESSLY CAUSING A VESSEL TO SINK; TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING THE ARTICLE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR DECLARING CERTAIN VESSELS ABANDONED OR DERELICT; TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF A DERELICT VESSEL WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS REMOVAL; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE AND APPLICATION FOR THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN VESSELS; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-190 RELATING TO ABANDONED WATERCRAFT; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-23-205 RELATING TO THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN WATERCRAFT; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-10(1) RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ABANDON. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 367"
+citation: "South Carolina S 367 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Campsen"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-20"
+last_action: "2025-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38f46384-8988-4705-a973-013d0373eab7"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=367&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "33350d5137f65b4437c0db9b61be794c095c3a11a2af7650118ca2262f7b2b43"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 367 (2025-2026) — Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50 ENTITLED "ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS" SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS ARE PUBLIC NUISANCES; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON THAT CAUSES OR ALLOWS A VESSEL TO BECOME AN ABANDONED VESSEL OR A DERELICT VESSEL AND THE PENALTIES FOR INTENTIONALLY OR RECKLESSLY CAUSING A VESSEL TO SINK; TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING THE ARTICLE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR DECLARING CERTAIN VESSELS ABANDONED OR DERELICT; TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF A DERELICT VESSEL WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS REMOVAL; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE AND APPLICATION FOR THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN VESSELS; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-190 RELATING TO ABANDONED WATERCRAFT; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-23-205 RELATING TO THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN WATERCRAFT; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-10(1) RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ABANDON. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/367.htm)
+2. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250220.htm)
+3. **03/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250319.htm)
+4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250325.htm)
+5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250429.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Campsen — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-02-20** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-03-25** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
+- **2025-03-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 38
+- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
+- **2025-05-16** Act No. 22
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38f46384-8988-4705-a973-013d0373eab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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