South Carolina House Bill 3931

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Passed on April 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-23 - Act No. 116
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-39-150, Relating To Approval Or Denial Of Permits, So As To Establish Timelines For The Department To Take Action On A Permit Application; By Amending Section 48-39-80, Relating To The Development Of A Coastal Management Program, So As To Deem A Coastal Zone Consistency Certification Approved If, For All Other State Permits, Certification Review Is Not Completed Within Ninety Days Of The Public Comment Closing; By Adding Section 48-6-35 So As To Permit The Department Of Environmental Services To Hire Third-party, Independent Engineers To Assist The Department With Its Duties And To Require The Department To Establish Regulations For Contractor Qualifications To Bid On The Department's Work; And By Repealing A Portion Of Section 48-39-130 As Of September 30, 2032, And To Establish Requirements For Certain Maintenance Dredging After That Date. - Ratified Title

Coastal Tideland and Wetlands Permit Application

Rep. William Bailey [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]
Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. Carla Schuessler [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]

2026-04-01 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-23		Act No. 116
2026-04-23		Effective date 04/06/26
2026-04-06		Signed By Governor
2026-04-01		Ratified R 124
2026-04-01		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-01	House	Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
2026-04-01	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2026-03-31	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2026-03-26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
2026-03-26	Senate	Read second time
2026-03-26	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-03-24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs
2025-04-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2025-04-24	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-04-24	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-04-23	House	Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
2025-04-23	House	Read second time
2025-04-23	House	Amended
2025-04-09	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-04-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
2025-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
2025-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-02-06	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
48	39	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	39	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	39	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	6	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3931&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250206.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250409.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250423.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250424.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260324.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260401.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3931%202025-02-06%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25959
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27100
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27135