---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Boat Landings"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT SWIMMING WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A PUBLIC BOAT LANDING OR RAMP MAINTAINED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY IF APPROPRIATELY MARKED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 463"
citation: "South Carolina S 463 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grooms"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3cb33f2-594e-46ac-a293-307e6da9af7f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=463&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "93edba0483a73bc4e75d752a0a7bb25efd09a44592f2ab7697edf027a2390619"
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 463 (2025-2026) — Public Boat Landings

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT SWIMMING WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A PUBLIC BOAT LANDING OR RAMP MAINTAINED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY IF APPROPRIATELY MARKED. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/463.htm)
2. **03/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/463_20250318.htm)
3. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/463_20250402.htm)
4. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/463_20260402.htm)
5. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/463_20250416.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Grooms — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-16** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-04-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2026-04-16** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 141
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 124

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3cb33f2-594e-46ac-a293-307e6da9af7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).