Emergency Management Division Burn Ban Broadcast
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-35-50, RELATING TO THE STATE FORESTER PROHIBITING FIRES, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF THE PROHIBITION TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR BROADCAST OF THE PROHIBITION ON ALL TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES WITHIN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 1, 2025
Last action May 7, 2025
Floor votes · House May 6, 2025
How they voted
111–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 119
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic33
81% Yea
R
Republican86
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-8)
house
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
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