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type: "Bill"
title: "Geological Survey Unit"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4013"
citation: "South Carolina H 4013 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon", "Johnson", "R. Williams", "Tallon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf02891b-30fe-4bcb-a088-976445bee763"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4013&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "80c5c8acff034d4e5b58bb1d8126b17089e52121566911e1e9e58d3cba152535"
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 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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4013.htm)
2. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4013_20190219.htm)
3. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4013_20190327.htm)
4. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4013_20190425.htm)
5. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4013_20190507.htm)
6. **5/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4013_20190509.htm)
## Votes
- Adopt — **1100** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **990** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **440** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf02891b-30fe-4bcb-a088-976445bee763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).