---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fires"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-35-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGULATION OF FIRES BY THE STATE FORESTER DOES NOT APPLY TO FIRES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD OR FIRES USED IN APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-23-96, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT THE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WARNING TICKETS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3541"
citation: "South Carolina H 3541 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Forrest", "Hixon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35c49f63-0d31-455e-a866-73c39acd845c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3541&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "086d7afeac47d59bfb458af860c0e1dcbc6136fe54cbd61a4115a716cdff2c79"
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 3541 (2021-2022) — Fires

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 48-35-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGULATION OF FIRES BY THE STATE FORESTER DOES NOT APPLY TO FIRES USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FOOD OR FIRES USED IN APPROPRIATE ENCLOSURES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-23-96, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY OUT THE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WARNING TICKETS. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3541.htm)
2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3541_20201216.htm)
3. **3/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3541_20210311.htm)
4. **3/16/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3541_20210316.htm)
5. **3/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3541_20210317.htm)
6. **4/27/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3541_20210427.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burns — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2021-03-17** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-05-04** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 88
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 72

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35c49f63-0d31-455e-a866-73c39acd845c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).