South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

H 4843 — Structures located in critical areas

Last action — Act No. 225

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on July 02, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    6 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-39-148 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITH A DECK OR OTHER STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A CRITICAL AREA TO USE THE STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FOOD OR BEVERAGE SERVICES TO PATRONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 225

  2. Effective date 07/02/24

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 251

  5. Ordered enrolled for ratification

  6. Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0

  7. Conference report received and adopted

  8. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0

  9. Conference report received and adopted

  10. Conference committee appointed Bailey, Hardee, Anderson

  11. Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Goldfinch, Campsen, McElveen

  12. Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-102

  13. Non-concurrence in Senate amendment

  14. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

  15. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

  16. Read second time

  17. Amended

  18. Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources

  19. Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural Resources

  20. Referred to Subcommittee: Goldfinch (ch), Williams, McElveen, Talley, M.Johnson

  21. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  22. Introduced and read first time

  23. Read third time and sent to Senate

  24. Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0

  25. Read second time

  26. Amended

  27. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

  28. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson

  29. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer

  30. Scrivener's error corrected

  31. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  32. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 96 voted No

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 42 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42003
Total 42003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (45)

Official roll call →

Adopt Conference Report

Passed 111 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1080012
Republican 2000
Democrat 1000
Total 1110012
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Not Voting
Connell, J. Benjamin — Yea
Cox, Bobby J. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Not Voting
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Yea
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
O'Neal, David L. — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Not Voting
Representative April Cromer — Not Voting
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Not Voting
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Not Voting
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Yea
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Yea
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Not Voting
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Not Voting
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Not Voting
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Yea
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Yea
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 0 Yea · 102 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 098022
Republican 0200
Democrat 0100
Total 0101022
% of votes cast 0%82%0%18%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell, Bart T. — Not Voting
Carter, Jerry T. — Nay
Connell, J. Benjamin — Nay
Cox, Bobby J. — Not Voting
Felder, R. Raye — Nay
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Nay
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Not Voting
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Nay
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Nay
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Nay
Jones, Stewart O. — Not Voting
May, Robert J., III — Nay
Morgan, Adam M. — Nay
Murphy, Chris — Nay
Nutt, Roger A. — Not Voting
O'Neal, David L. — Nay
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Nay
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Nay
Representative April Cromer — Nay
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Nay
Representative Bill Taylor — Nay
Representative Brandon Guffey — Nay
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Nay
Representative Brandon Newton — Nay
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Nay
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Nay
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Nay
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Nay
Representative Chris Wooten — Nay
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Nay
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Nay
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Nay
Representative Daniel Gibson — Nay
Representative David R. Hiott — Nay
Representative David Vaughan — Nay
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Nay
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Nay
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Nay
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Nay
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Nay
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Nay
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Nay
Representative Heath Sessions — Nay
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Nay
Representative Heather Bauer — Nay
Representative J. David Weeks — Nay
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Nay
Representative JA Moore — Not Voting
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Nay
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Nay
Representative Jeff Bradley — Not Voting
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Nay
Representative John R. McCravy III — Nay
Representative John Richard C. King — Nay
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Nay
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Nay
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Nay
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Nay
Representative Kathy Landing — Nay
Representative Kevin Hardee — Nay
Representative Lee Hewitt — Nay
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Nay
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Nay
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Nay
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Nay
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Nay
Representative Mark N. Willis — Not Voting
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Nay
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Not Voting
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Mike M. Neese — Nay
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Nay
Representative Neal A. Collins — Nay
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Nay
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Not Voting
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Nay
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Nay
Representative Robby Robbins — Nay
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Nay
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Nay
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Nay
Representative Seth Rose — Nay
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Nay
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Not Voting
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Nay
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Nay
Representative Terry Alexander — Nay
Representative Thomas Beach — Nay
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Nay
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Nay
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Nay
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Nay
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Nay
Representative Travis A. Moore — Not Voting
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Nay
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Nay
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Nay
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Nay
Representative William H. Bailey — Nay
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Not Voting
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Nay
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Nay
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Nay
Sandifer, William E., III — Nay
Senator Jason Elliott — Nay
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Not Voting
Senator Russell L. Ott — Nay
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Nay
Smith, Marvin — Nay
Thayer, Anne J. — Not Voting
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Nay
Wheeler, William W., III — Nay
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Nay
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Nay
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Nay

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2nd Reading

Passed 43 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43001
Total 43001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (44)

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Passage of Bill

Passed 103 Yea · 0 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000020
Republican 2000
Democrat 1000
Total 1030020
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Connell, J. Benjamin — Not Voting
Cox, Bobby J. — Not Voting
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Not Voting
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Not Voting
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
O'Neal, David L. — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Not Voting
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Yea
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Not Voting
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Not Voting
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative JA Moore — Not Voting
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Not Voting
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Not Voting
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Yea
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Not Voting
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Not Voting
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Not Voting
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Not Voting
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Not Voting
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Not Voting
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Yea
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4843 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-39-148 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES WITH A DECK OR OTHER STRUCTURE LOCATED IN A CRITICAL AREA TO USE THE STRUCTURE FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FOOD OR BEVERAGE SERVICES TO PATRONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Who sponsors H 4843?
H 4843 is sponsored by Representative William H. Bailey, T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., J.E. Johnson, Representative Carl L. Anderson, and Sandifer, William E., III.
What is the current status of H 4843?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
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