republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-4013.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Geological Survey Unit	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIT, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE GEOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-30, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE GEOLOGIST BECOME FAMILIAR WITH GEOLOGIC HAZARDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-40, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH NEW DUTIES FOR THE UNIT AND REMOVE CERTAIN MAPPING DUTIES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 4013	South Carolina H 4013 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Hixon Johnson R. Williams Tallon	6	23	3	2019-02-19	2019-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/bf02891b-30fe-4bcb-a088-976445bee763	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4013&session=123&summary=B	80c5c8acff034d4e5b58bb1d8126b17089e52121566911e1e9e58d3cba152535	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4013 (2019-2020) — Geological Survey Unit

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIT, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE GEOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-30, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE STATE GEOLOGIST BECOME FAMILIAR WITH GEOLOGIC HAZARDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-22-40, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH NEW DUTIES FOR THE UNIT AND REMOVE CERTAIN MAPPING DUTIES. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/19/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/25/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/7/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/9/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Adopt — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Hixon — primary (person)
• Johnson — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)
• Tallon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-19 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-02-19 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2019-03-27 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-02 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
• 2019-04-02 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
• 2019-04-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-04-04 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2019-04-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2019-04-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-04-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-04-09 Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2019-04-25 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-05-07 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2019-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2019-05-09 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2019-05-09 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2019-05-09 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2019-05-13 Ratified R 95
• 2019-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2019-05-31 Effective date 05/16/19
• 2019-06-05 Act No. 75

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bf02891b-30fe-4bcb-a088-976445bee763. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).