South Carolina House Bill 3571

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 27 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-27 - Act No. 65
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 Failure To Be A Member Of The Association, The Notification Center's Duties, And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-60, Relating To Notices Of Intent To Excavate Or Demolish, So As To Clarify Certain Notice Requirements, Provide Additional Time For Notice For Certain Excavations Or Demolitions, And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-70, Relating To Information Supplied By Operators, So As To Require Notice To Excavators Prior To The Commencement Date, Require Quarterly Reports Of Damages Caused By Excavations Or Demolitions, And To Clarify Payments Of Civil Penalties In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 58-36-80, Relating To Emergency Excavations Or Demolitions Exempt From Notice Requirements And Liability For Damages, So As Establish Additional Notification And Response Requirements In The Event Of An Emergency And To Make A False Claim Of An Emergency A Violation Of This Chapter; By Amending Section 58-36-90, Relating To Notices Of Damages, So As To Require Excavators To Immediately Report Any Known Damages To The Notification Center And Facility Operator; By Amending Section 58-36-100, Relating To Design Requests And Operator Responses, So As To Add References To Large Projects; By Amending Section 58-36-110, Relating To Exemptions From Notice Requirements, So As To Strike Current Provisions; By Amending Section 58-36-120, Relating To Penalties And Civil Remedies, So As To Provide For A Complaint Process And To Provide For Penalties; And By Adding Section 58-36-75 So As To Provide A Process For Large Projects. - Ratified Title

Underground Facility Damage Prevention

Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]
Rep. Mike Neese [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]

2025-05-08 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 110 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-27 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-27		Act No. 65
2025-05-27		Effective date 05/22/26
2025-05-22		Signed By Governor
2025-05-20		Ratified R 93
2025-05-08	House	Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
2025-05-08	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2025-05-07		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-05-06	Senate	Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
2025-05-06	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2025-05-06	Senate	Amended
2025-05-01	Senate	Read second time
2025-05-01	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2025-04-29	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2025-03-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-04	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-02-28	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-02-27	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2025-02-27	House	Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
2025-02-27	House	Read second time
2025-02-27	House	Amended
2025-02-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
2025-02-26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Neese
2025-02-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
2025-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-12-12	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	36	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	75	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	36	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3571&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20241212.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250226.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250304.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250429.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250501.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250506.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250507.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3571%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3571%202025-05-22%20signed.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25286
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26120
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26285