Underground Facility Damage Prevention
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "COMMENCEMENT DATE," "LARGE PROJECT," "LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT," "NOTICE," "PRE-MARKING," "PRIVATE FACILITY," "PROJECT INITIATOR," AND "SOFT...” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "COMMENCEMENT DATE," "LARGE PROJECT," "LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT," "NOTICE," "PRE-MARKING," "PRIVATE FACILITY," "PROJECT INITIATOR," AND "SOFT DIGGING," AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "EXCAVATE," "EXCAVATOR," AND "OPERATOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-50, RELATING TO THE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION CENTER, SO AS TO CLARIFY OPERATOR PENALTY FOR
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Where it is
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Prefiled · Dec 12, 2024
House
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · Dec 12, 2024
House
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 248) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 248) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey · Jan 29, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson · Feb 20, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Neese · Feb 26, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 5) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton · Feb 27, 2025
House
Amended (House Journal-page 14) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 14) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 17) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 20) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1) · Feb 28, 2025
House
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12) · Mar 4, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12) · Mar 4, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Mar 4, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 16) · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 59) · May 1, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 59) · May 1, 2025
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 39) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 39) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 39) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · May 7, 2025
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 77) · May 8, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 78) · May 8, 2025
House
Ratified R 93 · May 20, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 22, 2025
Effective date 05/22/26 · May 27, 2025
Act No. 65 · May 27, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
HiottGuffeyJ.L. JohnsonPedalinoNeeseB. Newton
Recorded votes
Concur in Senate AmendmentsHouse · 2025-05-08 · Passed · Yeas 110, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4, Not Voting 9
3rd ReadingSenate · 2025-05-06 · Passed · Ayes 45, Nays 0
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-02-27 · Passed · Yeas 112, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4, Abstain 1, Not Voting 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 65 (May 27, 2025).