republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3865.md

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Bill	Watercraft Laws	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT LAWS AND ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATERCRAFT OR WATER DEVICES USED OR HELD FOR USE ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3865	South Carolina H 3865 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Anderson Bennett Bradley Bustos Cogswell Erickson Hewitt Stavrinakis Wetmore	8	22	3	2021-02-10	2021-06-01	openstates	ocd-bill/f7060ac4-54c1-45a6-b513-9d8485be139e	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3865&session=124&summary=B	5a33d62caaac2514900a18dd2103314561b73521bcb828c1025705ab4c4b2310	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3865 (2021-2022) — Watercraft Laws

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT LAWS AND ORDINANCES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATERCRAFT OR WATER DEVICES USED OR HELD FOR USE ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/10/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/16/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/5/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/6/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/6/2021-A (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/7/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 107–4 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 109–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Bustos — primary (person)
• Cogswell — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Stavrinakis — primary (person)
• Wetmore — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 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
• 2021-03-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
• 2021-03-11 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-16 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-16 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-4
• 2021-03-17 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-17 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-03-17 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
• 2021-05-05 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-06 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-05-11 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-05-11 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2021-05-12 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
• 2021-05-13 Ratified R 93
• 2021-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-06-01 Effective date 07/01/21
• 2021-06-01 Act No. 77

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f7060ac4-54c1-45a6-b513-9d8485be139e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).