---
type: "Bill"
title: "Beach preservation policy"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE'S BEACH PRESERVATION POLICY, SO AS TO APPLY CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BASELINE FOR COASTAL EROSION ZONES AND TO REMOVE THE STUDY REQUIREMENT IN CASES WHERE PRIMARY OCEANFRONT SAND DUNES DO NOT EXIST. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 107"
citation: "South Carolina S 107 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Climer", "Senn"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc58be7d-c24f-420f-9351-49690005d20a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=107&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "272239602479c4133fb62d196f0c717eec15fdb37d04bf32dee4b79e9b2d9c6c"
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 107 (2021-2022) — Beach preservation policy

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-39-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE'S BEACH PRESERVATION POLICY, SO AS TO APPLY CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BASELINE FOR COASTAL EROSION ZONES AND TO REMOVE THE STUDY REQUIREMENT IN CASES WHERE PRIMARY OCEANFRONT SAND DUNES DO NOT EXIST. - 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/107.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/107_20201209.htm)
3. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/107_20210202.htm)
4. **4/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/107_20210428.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Senn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2021-02-09** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Debate adjourned
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 54
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 41

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc58be7d-c24f-420f-9351-49690005d20a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).