H 4778 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Water Supply

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 49-3-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENTITY THAT HAS CONTRACTED FOR THE RIGHT TO STORE WATER IN A RESERVOIR OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ANY RETURN FLOWS GENERATED TO THAT RESERVOIR.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Feb 23, 2022

Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2022

How they voted

109–0

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 121

Feb 22, 2022

D Democratic43

35 Yea 8

81% Yea

R Republican78

74 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

11

Key actions

3

Committee

3

Feb 23, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 23, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 22, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (109-0-12)

house

Feb 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Jan 12, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Jonathon D. Hill

Westley P. "West" Cox