---
type: "Bill"
title: "Swimming prohibition and use of cabins in state parks"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF SWIMMING OR USE OF CABINS AT STATE PARKS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-50, RELATING TO THE POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM TO OPEN PARKS TO NORMAL PUBLIC USE, SO AS TO REMOVE A LIMITATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S POWER; TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-20 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE FACILITIES AT STATE PARKS; TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-30 RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR USING CABINS OR SWIMMING AT A STATE PARK; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-40 RELATING TO THE LIMITATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN STATE PARKS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4021"
citation: "South Carolina H 4021 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clary", "Funderburk", "R. Williams", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2020-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7009b4-b7e9-4034-87dd-b7948bd206bd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4021&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "42202e93bf392bae2d9729ec2f215ad7d4443ad0b232ff58bcc42c00aae164db"
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 H 4021 (2019-2020) — Swimming prohibition and use of cabins in state parks

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF SWIMMING OR USE OF CABINS AT STATE PARKS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION; TO AMEND SECTION 51-3-50, RELATING TO THE POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM TO OPEN PARKS TO NORMAL PUBLIC USE, SO AS TO REMOVE A LIMITATION ON THE DEPARTMENT'S POWER; TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-20 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON THE FACILITIES AT STATE PARKS; TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-30 RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR USING CABINS OR SWIMMING AT A STATE PARK; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 51-3-40 RELATING TO THE LIMITATIONS ON THE OPERATIONS OF CERTAIN STATE PARKS. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4021.htm)
2. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4021_20190219.htm)
3. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4021_20190327.htm)
4. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4021_20190501.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Clary — primary (person)
- Funderburk — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2020-09-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 178
- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
- **2020-10-02** Act No. 156

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7009b4-b7e9-4034-87dd-b7948bd206bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).