Fireworks
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-35-175, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS AND CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "FIREWORKS PROHIBITED ZONE" TO INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC BEACH OR PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
May 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jun 24, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2020
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 43
May 12, 2020
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 24, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jun 24, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
May 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 12, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-6)
senate
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Goldfinch, McLeod, Senn, Rice
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
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