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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 24 TO TITLE 31 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE OPERATIONS OR EXPANSIONS OF MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NUISANCES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS TRANSFERABLE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS NOT WAIVABLE BY TEMPORARILY CEASING OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS OR BY DIMINISHING THE SIZE OF OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY OR AFFECT STATUTORY EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS, STATUTORY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, OR COMMON LAW CLAIMS OF TRESPASS AND NEGLIGENT OPERATION; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT DO NOT APPLY TO NUISANCE ACTIONS COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 24 TO TITLE 31 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE OPERATIONS OR EXPANSIONS OF MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NUISANCES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS TRANSFERABLE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS NOT WAIVABLE BY TEMPORARILY CEASING OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS OR BY DIMINISHING THE SIZE OF OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY OR AFFECT STATUTORY EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS, STATUTORY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, OR COMMON LAW CLAIMS OF TRESPASS AND NEGLIGENT OPERATION; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT DO NOT APPLY TO NUISANCE ACTIONS COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3653"
citation: "South Carolina H 3653 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Anderson", "Anthony", "Arrington", "Atkinson", "Bennett", "Burns", "Chumley", "Crawford", "Crosby", "Erickson", "Felder", "Forrester", "Gagnon", "Hamilton", "Hayes", "Henderson", "Henegan", "Hixon", "Hosey", "Jefferson", "Loftis", "Murphy", "Norman", "Ryhal", "S. Rivers", "Sandifer", "Spires", "Thayer", "V.S. Moss", "West", "Willis", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2018-02-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c186236-68ac-4761-8af8-7a8588ffbdc9"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3653&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "7db163519ac51e3d3626b7af6e6769137b469f7a73cbd81f7e11874681acb740"
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 3653 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 24 TO TITLE 31 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE OPERATIONS OR EXPANSIONS OF MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NUISANCES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS TRANSFERABLE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THIS PROTECTED STATUS IS NOT WAIVABLE BY TEMPORARILY CEASING OPERATIONS FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS OR BY DIMINISHING THE SIZE OF OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO MODIFY OR AFFECT STATUTORY EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS, STATUTORY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, OR COMMON LAW CLAIMS OF TRESPASS AND NEGLIGENT OPERATION; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT DO NOT APPLY TO NUISANCE ACTIONS COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CHAPTER. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20180124.htm)
2. **1/31/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20180131.htm)
3. **2/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20180201.htm)
4. **2/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20170202.htm)
5. **3/7/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20170307.htm)
6. **4/18/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3653_20170418.htm)
## Votes
- to lay on the table — **1429** (fail) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **7524** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **2914** (pass) · upper
- Table — **6828** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **7827** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **867** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Commit the Bill — **6834** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Anthony — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Crosby — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Forrester — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Hamilton — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Loftis — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Norman — primary (person)
- Ryhal — primary (person)
- S. Rivers — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson
- **2017-02-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
- **2017-02-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West
- **2017-03-07** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Hiott, Clary, Allison, Hixion, Bedingfield, Martin, Henderson, Blackwell, Toole, Brown, Anderson, Cogswell, Crosby, Danning, Chumley, Long, VS Moss, Elliott, Cole, Hosey, Yow, Erickson, Wheeler, Hewitt, Jordon, Williams, Douglas, W. Newton, Hart, Hill, Tallon, Knight
- **2017-03-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Murphy, Arrington, Bennett, Crosby
- **2017-03-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Roll call Yeas-78 Nays-27
- **2017-03-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Roll call Yeas-75 Nays-24
- **2017-03-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** Polled out of committee Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2017-04-18** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-16** Special order, set for January 16, 2018
- **2018-01-23** Debate interrupted
- **2018-01-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-24** Debate interrupted
- **2018-01-30** Debate interrupted
- **2018-01-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-31** Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-14
- **2018-02-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-02-08** Ratified R 136
- **2018-02-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-15** Effective date 2/12/18
- **2018-02-20** Act No. 132
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c186236-68ac-4761-8af8-7a8588ffbdc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).