South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 4549 — Amateur Radio Antenna Protection Act

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY MAY NOT ENACT OR ENFORCE CERTAIN ORDINANCES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE AMATEUR RADIO PREEMPTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 27-30-180 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MAY NOT PROHIBIT AN OWNER OF A PROPERTY WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION FROM INSTALLING OR USING AN AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA ON THE PROPERTY.

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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Magnuson

  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey

  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: S.Jones, M.M.Smith

  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter

  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Hixon

  7. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson

  8. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns

  9. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee

  10. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder

  11. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  12. Introduced and read first time

  13. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  14. Prefiled

Sponsors

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17 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on

Sponsors (17)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (153)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4549 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY MAY NOT ENACT OR ENFORCE CERTAIN ORDINANCES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE AMATEUR RADIO PREEMPTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 27-30-180 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MAY NOT PROHIBIT AN OWNER OF A PROPERTY WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION FROM INSTALLING OR USING AN AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA ON THE PROPERTY.
Who sponsors H 4549?
H 4549 is sponsored by Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Bill Taylor, Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Carter, Jerry T., and Felder, R. Raye.
What is the current status of H 4549?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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