Watercraft
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-870, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, SO AS TO INCREASE DISTANCE LIMITS BETWEEN A WATERCRAFT OPERATING IN EXCESS OF IDLE SPEED UPON CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND A MOORED OR ANCHORED VESSEL, WHARF, DOCK, BULKHEAD, PIER, OR PERSON IN THE WATER.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2020
How they voted
91–4
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 106
Feb 4, 2020
D
Democratic38
81% Yea
R
Republican68
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 4, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-4-11)
house
Jan 30, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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