S*0096 (Rat #0090, Act #0074 of 2023) General Bill, By Campsen, Davis, McElveen, Cromer, Kimpson and Hutto
Summary: Boating safety and education program
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "PERSONAL WATERCRAFT" AND "SPECIALTY PROPCRAFT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-90, RELATING TO THE BOATING SAFETY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO ISSUE A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE UPON THE COMPLETION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO OPERATE CERTAIN WATERCRAFT ON THE WATERS OF THIS STATE WITHOUT POSSESSING A BOATING SAFETY CERTIFICATE, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-870, RELATING TO PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND BOATING SAFETY, SO AS TO REMOVE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL WATERCRAFT" AND TO REMOVE A BOATING PROHIBITION. - RATIFIED TITLE
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11/30/22	Senate	Prefiled
11/30/22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
01/10/23	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 58)
01/10/23	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 58)
02/02/23	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
02/06/23		Scrivener's error corrected
02/14/23	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 16)
02/14/23	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 16)
02/14/23	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
02/14/23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
02/15/23	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/15/23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/16/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
02/16/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 19)
04/19/23	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 26)
04/20/23	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Wooten, W Newton, Forrest, Jordan, Brittain, Elliot, B Newton, Hiott, Guffey, O'Neal, Harris, Guest, Hewitt, Robbins, Landing, Hartnett, Leber, White, Gibson, Gavin, Brewer, May, Vaughan, TA Morgan, Willis, BJ Cox, Williams (House Journal-page 15)
04/27/23	House	Amended (House Journal-page 38)
04/27/23	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-2-23 (House Journal-page 38)
05/02/23	House	Amended (House Journal-page 38)
05/02/23	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 38)
05/02/23	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-8 (House Journal-page 40)
05/03/23	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 78)
05/09/23	Senate	House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 98)
05/09/23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 98)
05/09/23	Senate	Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 98)
05/10/23	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 41)
05/10/23	House	Roll call Yeas-2 Nays-104 (House Journal-page 41)
05/11/23	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Hutto, Davis (Senate Journal-page 44)
05/11/23	House	Conference committee appointed Henegan, Elliott, Wooten (House Journal-page 59)
05/11/23	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-16-23 (House Journal-page 83)
05/11/23	Senate	Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 45)
05/11/23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 45)
05/16/23	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 20)
06/07/23	House	Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 36)
06/07/23	House	Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-7 (House Journal-page 42)
06/07/23	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification (House Journal-page 43)
06/14/23		Ratified R 90
06/19/23		Signed By Governor
06/26/23		Effective date 08/18/23
06/26/23		Act No. 74