AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 4 TO TITLE 50 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SOLAR HABITAT ACT" TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY SOLAR BEST-MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION SITES, TO ESTABLISH A NATIVE VEGETATION HABITAT AND POLLINATOR MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE USED AS TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE MAY BE ISSUED TO ENTITIES THAT MEET SOLAR SITE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 7, 2018
Signed May 25, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2018
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
May 9, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 25, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
May 9, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
Committed to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary E. Clary
RRepublican
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