South Carolina House Bill 3631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-10)
Status: Passed on April 11 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-11 - Act No. 139
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Provide That A Property Owner, Lessee, Agent, Or Employee Is Not Liable For Damages, Injury, Or Loss Caused By The Resulting Smoke Of A Prescribed Fire Unless Gross Negligence Or Recklessness Is Proven; And To Provide That "smoke Management Guidelines For Vegetative Debris Burning For Forestry, Agriculture, And Wildlife Purposes In The State Of South Carolina" Is Deemed To Be Promulgated By The State Forestry Commission And Any Amendment To These Guidelines Must Be Promulgated By The Commission

Requirements for conducting a prescribed fire

Rep. Paul Agnew [D]	Sen. Karl Allen [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Robert Brown [D]
Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Tracy Edge [R]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]
Rep. Jerry Govan [D]	Rep. Nelson Hardwick [R]	Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. James Harrison [R]
Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Kenneth Hodges [D]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]
Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]	Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Bakari Sellers [D]	Rep. B.R. Skelton [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Ted Vick [D]	Rep. Thad Viers [R]	Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]
Rep. Brian White [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

2012-03-08 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - Senate - Senate: To Set For Special Order (Y: 42 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-11		Act No. 139
2012-04-05		Effective date 04/02/12
2012-04-02		Signed By Governor
2012-03-29		Ratified R 157
2012-03-21		Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
2012-03-21		Concurred in amendment
2012-03-15		Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2012-03-09		Scrivener's error corrected
2012-03-08		Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2012-03-08		Amended
2012-03-07		Consideration Interrupted
2012-02-21		Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-2
2012-02-21		Special order, set for February 21, 2012
2011-04-20		Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
2011-03-15		Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2011-03-15		Introduced and read first time
2011-03-11		Scrivener's error corrected
2011-03-11		Read third time and sent to Senate
2011-03-10		Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2011-03-10		Read second time
2011-03-10		Amended
2011-03-09		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2011-03-09		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Young, Taylor
2011-03-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers, Skelton, Gambrell
2011-02-16		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harrell
2011-02-10		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, Funderburk, Pitts, Anderson, R.L.Brown, Govan, Hodges, Allen, White, Edge, Whipper, Hiott, Limehouse, Horne, Vick, Herbkersman, Agnew, Viers, Hardwick
2011-02-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-02-09		Introduced and read first time

S0340 (Similar To) 2011-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
S0501 (Similar To) 2012-03-14 - Recommitted to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
48	34	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	34	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3631&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20110209.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20110309.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20110310.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20110311.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20110420.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20120308.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/3631_20120309.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=3567
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=3729