republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/h-3931.md

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Bill	Coastal Tideland and Wetlands Permit Application	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-150, RELATING TO APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PERMITS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH TIMELINES FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON A PERMIT APPLICATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-80, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO DEEM A COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION APPROVED IF, FOR ALL OTHER STATE PERMITS, CERTIFICATION REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSING; BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-35 SO AS TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO HIRE THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT WITH ITS DUTIES AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO BID ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK; AND BY REPEALING A PORTION OF SECTION 48-39-130 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2032, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE DREDGING AFTER THAT DATE. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 3931	South Carolina H 3931 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Bailey Brewer Burns Guffey Haddon Lowe M.M. Smith Robbins Schuessler Sessions	8	24	3	2025-02-06	2026-04-23	openstates	ocd-bill/033ab381-15a0-4750-abab-171e847dad24	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3931&session=126&summary=B	c4ea45d9fe8763d0c36f8a24308238cc394d96ccf6516b18258fa67279995f33	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3931 (2025-2026) — Coastal Tideland and Wetlands Permit Application

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-150, RELATING TO APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PERMITS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH TIMELINES FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON A PERMIT APPLICATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-80, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO DEEM A COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION APPROVED IF, FOR ALL OTHER STATE PERMITS, CERTIFICATION REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSING; BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-35 SO AS TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO HIRE THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT WITH ITS DUTIES AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO BID ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK; AND BY REPEALING A PORTION OF SECTION 48-39-130 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2032, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE DREDGING AFTER THAT DATE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/24/2026 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/26/2026 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/01/2026 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/09/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/23/2025 (committee substitute) — source
8. 04/24/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 102–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bailey — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Burns — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Lowe — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Schuessler — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-02-06 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2025-02-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
• 2025-04-09 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
• 2025-04-09 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-04-23 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-04-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-04-23 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
• 2025-04-24 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-24 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-04-24 Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs referral-committee
• 2025-04-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-03-24 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-26 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2026-03-26 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-03-26 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
• 2026-03-31 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-04-01 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2026-04-01 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
• 2026-04-01 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-04-01 Ratified R 124
• 2026-04-06 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-04-23 Effective date 04/06/26
• 2026-04-23 Act No. 116

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/033ab381-15a0-4750-abab-171e847dad24. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).