---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hazardous waste cleanup"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-200 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP, SO AS TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING CERTAIN CLEANUP, REMOVAL, REMEDIATION, OR OTHER RESPONSES; TO PROVIDE SITE-SPECIFIC REMEDIATION STANDARDS; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4999"
citation: "South Carolina H 4999 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hiott"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-22"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44e40b4b-0fe8-4852-bb79-ac86240ae15c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4999&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "2bf7594ba3383024776cc44ff8480da2fc61c5b681620617b2bd76f63c3bd4ac"
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 4999 (2021-2022) — Hazardous waste cleanup

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-200 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE CLEANUP, SO AS TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING CERTAIN CLEANUP, REMOVAL, REMEDIATION, OR OTHER RESPONSES; TO PROVIDE SITE-SPECIFIC REMEDIATION STANDARDS; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - 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/4999.htm)
2. **2/22/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4999_20220222.htm)
3. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4999_20220331.htm)
4. **4/6/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4999_20220406.htm)
5. **5/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4999_20220505.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hiott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-22** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-31** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Debate adjourned
- **2022-04-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-06** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2022-04-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 225
- **2022-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/16/22
- **2022-05-31** Act No. 199

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44e40b4b-0fe8-4852-bb79-ac86240ae15c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).