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Bill	Underground Facility Damage Prevention	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "COMMENCEMENT DATE," "LARGE PROJECT," "LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT," "NOTICE," "PRE-MARKING," "PRIVATE FACILITY," "PROJECT INITIATOR," AND "SOFT DIGGING," AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "EXCAVATE," "EXCAVATOR," AND "OPERATOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-50, RELATING TO THE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION CENTER, SO AS TO CLARIFY OPERATOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER'S DUTIES, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-60, RELATING TO NOTICES OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE OR DEMOLISH, SO AS TO CLARIFY CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR NOTICE FOR CERTAIN EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-70, RELATING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY OPERATORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO EXCAVATORS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT DATE, REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF DAMAGES CAUSED BY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND TO CLARIFY PAYMENTS OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS EXEMPT FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO AS ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM OF AN EMERGENCY A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-90, RELATING TO NOTICES OF DAMAGES, SO AS TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY KNOWN DAMAGES TO THE NOTIFICATION CENTER AND FACILITY OPERATOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-100, RELATING TO DESIGN REQUESTS AND OPERATOR RESPONSES, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO LARGE PROJECTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-110, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO STRIKE CURRENT PROVISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPLAINT PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-36-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR LARGE PROJECTS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 3571	South Carolina H 3571 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Guffey Hiott J.L. Johnson Neese Pedalino	9	30	3	2024-12-12	2025-05-27	openstates	ocd-bill/648befe7-b1e8-4332-9e9f-0b858013beda	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3571&session=126&summary=B	e385340d7495104d2b1a93783a77e10737d26e3e9596e3fa436e84901d8cbc52	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3571 (2025-2026) — Underground Facility Damage Prevention

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "COMMENCEMENT DATE," "LARGE PROJECT," "LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT," "NOTICE," "PRE-MARKING," "PRIVATE FACILITY," "PROJECT INITIATOR," AND "SOFT DIGGING," AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "EXCAVATE," "EXCAVATOR," AND "OPERATOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-50, RELATING TO THE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION CENTER, SO AS TO CLARIFY OPERATOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER'S DUTIES, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-60, RELATING TO NOTICES OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE OR DEMOLISH, SO AS TO CLARIFY CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR NOTICE FOR CERTAIN EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-70, RELATING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY OPERATORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO EXCAVATORS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT DATE, REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF DAMAGES CAUSED BY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND TO CLARIFY PAYMENTS OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS EXEMPT FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO AS ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM OF AN EMERGENCY A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-90, RELATING TO NOTICES OF DAMAGES, SO AS TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY KNOWN DAMAGES TO THE NOTIFICATION CENTER AND FACILITY OPERATOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-100, RELATING TO DESIGN REQUESTS AND OPERATOR RESPONSES, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO LARGE PROJECTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-110, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO STRIKE CURRENT PROVISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPLAINT PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-36-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR LARGE PROJECTS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/27/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/04/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/01/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 05/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/07/2025 (committee substitute) — source
9. 12/12/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
• Neese — primary (person)
• Pedalino — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-12-12 Prefiled filing
• 2024-12-12 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2025-01-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
• 2025-02-20 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
• 2025-02-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Neese
• 2025-02-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-02-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
• 2025-02-27 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-02-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-02-27 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
• 2025-02-27 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2025-02-28 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2025-03-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-04 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2025-03-04 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-04-29 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-01 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-05-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-05-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-05-06 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-06 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2025-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-08 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2025-05-08 Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
• 2025-05-20 Ratified R 93
• 2025-05-22 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-27 Effective date 05/22/26
• 2025-05-27 Act No. 65

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/648befe7-b1e8-4332-9e9f-0b858013beda. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).