S 1005 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Motor Horsepower

Summary
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
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 31, 2024 Signed May 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House May 2, 2024

How they voted

430
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Feb 27, 2024
D Democratic13
13 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 20, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 8, 2024
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2024
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
May 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 2, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-3-27)
house
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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