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93 lines
5.7 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Horsepower"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1320, RELATING TO MOTOR RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT BOATS, WATERCRAFTS, OR OTHER TYPES OF VESSELS POWERED BY AN OUTDRIVE OR INBOARD MOTOR HAVING AN ENGINE AUTOMOTIVE HORSEPOWER RATING IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED HORSEPOWER AND THAT PERSONAL WATERCRAFT MAY NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED NINETY HORSEPOWER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1350, RELATING TO WATER SKIING AND TOWING RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT, OR VESSELS IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF A WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, OR PIER OR WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL OR PERSON IN THE WATER. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 1005"
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citation: "South Carolina S 1005 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kimbrell", "Talley"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2024-01-31"
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last_action: "2024-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41dbb2fd-542e-460c-818f-45fa5e57bebc"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1005&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "db6dddcb7d0062231da787a937f4f96a41b8d1bd8a46ed5c839721992b337cac"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 1005 (2023-2024) — Motor Horsepower
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1320, RELATING TO MOTOR RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT BOATS, WATERCRAFTS, OR OTHER TYPES OF VESSELS POWERED BY AN OUTDRIVE OR INBOARD MOTOR HAVING AN ENGINE AUTOMOTIVE HORSEPOWER RATING IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED HORSEPOWER AND THAT PERSONAL WATERCRAFT MAY NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED NINETY HORSEPOWER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-25-1350, RELATING TO WATER SKIING AND TOWING RESTRICTIONS ON LAKE WILLIAM C. BOWEN, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT, OR VESSELS IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF A WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, OR PIER OR WITHIN FIFTY FEET OF A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL OR PERSON IN THE WATER. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/1005.htm)
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2. **01/31/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240131.htm)
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3. **02/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240202.htm)
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4. **02/21/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240221.htm)
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5. **02/23/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240223.htm)
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6. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240501.htm)
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7. **05/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240502.htm)
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8. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/1005_20240508.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **92–3** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **100–2** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt amendment back to Senate version — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Kimbrell — primary (person)
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- Talley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-31** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-02** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-02-21** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-23** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-27** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2024-02-28** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-02-29** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-02** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-3
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- **2024-05-02** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2024-05-03** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-08** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2024-05-08** Returned to House with amendments
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- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-2
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- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 196
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- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
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- **2024-05-29** Act No. 168
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41dbb2fd-542e-460c-818f-45fa5e57bebc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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