---
type: "Bill"
title: "Erosion control structures"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-290, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE BASELINE, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES TO HAVE THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BASED ON A SINGLE DISTINCT CONTINUOUS SEAWALL OR BULKHEAD RATHER THAN ON A LOT BY LOT BASIS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4945"
citation: "South Carolina H 4945 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Erickson", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Jefferson", "Mace", "R. Williams", "Rivers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/016bac5f-876b-4d56-91ec-f6ee661eebde"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4945&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "672623016292c0373f06b5d939c86a11f54f5bb7350b5287128b208b901cdcb2"
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 4945 (2019-2020) — Erosion control structures

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-290, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION SEAWARD OF THE BASELINE, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES TO HAVE THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BASED ON A SINGLE DISTINCT CONTINUOUS SEAWALL OR BULKHEAD RATHER THAN ON A LOT BY LOT BASIS. - 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/4945.htm)
2. **1/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4945_20200115.htm)
3. **1/29/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4945_20200129.htm)
4. **9/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4945_20200916.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bradley — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Mace — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-01-15** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Jefferson, Rivers
- **2020-01-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace
- **2020-01-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-30** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2020-01-30** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2020-01-31** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-16** Recalled from Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- **2020-09-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 187
- **2020-09-29** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-07** Effective date 09/29/20
- **2020-10-07** Act No. 178

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/016bac5f-876b-4d56-91ec-f6ee661eebde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).