---
type: "Bill"
title: "Structures located in critical areas"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-39-148 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITH A DECK OR OTHER STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A CRITICAL AREA TO USE THE STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FOOD OR BEVERAGE SERVICES TO PATRONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4843"
citation: "South Carolina H 4843 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Bailey", "Brittain", "Guest", "J.E. Johnson", "Sandifer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de7959d9-ddb1-4bbb-935a-b35c591e942e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4843&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "cbeefe9ae3bb17f49a67d6355a21e081c3d32302a8490a490b49c4f1de8fe651"
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 4843 (2023-2024) — Structures located in critical areas

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-39-148 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITH A DECK OR OTHER STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A CRITICAL AREA TO USE THE STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FOOD OR BEVERAGE SERVICES TO PATRONS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4843.htm)
2. **01/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240116.htm)
3. **01/18/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240118.htm)
4. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240327.htm)
5. **04/09/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240409.htm)
6. **04/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240424.htm)
7. **05/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240507.htm)
8. **06/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4843_20240626.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–102** (fail) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
- **2024-03-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-09** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2024-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** Referred to Subcommittee: Goldfinch (ch), Williams, McElveen, Talley, M.Johnson
- **2024-04-24** Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural Resources
- **2024-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102
- **2024-05-09** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Goldfinch, Campsen, McElveen
- **2024-05-09** Conference committee appointed Bailey, Hardee, Anderson
- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
- **2024-06-26** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
- **2024-06-26** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2024-06-26** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2024-06-27** Ratified R 251
- **2024-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-17** Effective date 07/02/24
- **2024-07-17** Act No. 225

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de7959d9-ddb1-4bbb-935a-b35c591e942e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).