South Carolina Senate Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-04 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend Article 2, Chapter 43, Title 48 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Oil And Gas Exploration And Production, By Adding Section 48-43-300, To Provide That The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Is Prohibited From Approving A Plan, License, Or Permit Application For Infrastructure Used To Facilitate The Transportation Of Crude Oil Or Natural Gas From The Atlantic Ocean Into This State, Or For The Exploration, Development, Or Production Of Offshore Crude Oil Or Natural Gas; To Amend Section 48-43-310 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Requirement For An Exploration Permit And The Disposition Of Funds Collected, To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Section 48-43-390(h) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Permits To Construct Deep Water Port Facilities, To Make Conforming Changes; To Amend Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Provisions Applicable To Special Purpose Districts And Other Political Subdivisions, By Adding Section 6-1-190, To Prohibit The Approval Of A Plan, License, Or Permit Application By A City, County, Municipality, Or Other Local Government Or Political Subdivision For Infrastructure Used To Facilitate The Transportation Of Crude Oil Or Natural Gas From The Atlantic Ocean Into This State, Or For The Exploration, Development, Or Production Of Offshore Crude Oil Or Natural Gas; And To Define Necessary Terms.

Oil and gas exploration

Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Nikki Setzler [D]	Sen. John Matthews [D]	Sen. Glenn Reese [D]
Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Luke Rankin [R]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]
Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Vincent Sheheen [D]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]
Sen. Floyd Nicholson [D]	Sen. Chauncey Gregory [R]	Sen. Kevin Johnson [D]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]
Sen. Thomas McElveen [D]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]
Sen. Ronnie Sabb [D]	Sen. Marlon Kimpson [D]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Michael Fanning [D]
Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Scott Talley [R]	Sen. Richard Harpootlian [D]
Sen. Gerald Malloy [D]	Sen. Karl Allen [D]	Sen. Margie Matthews [D]	Sen. Kent Williams [D]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. John Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
2020-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2020-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2019-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

H5012 (Similar To) 2020-01-23 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
48	43	300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	43	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
48	43	390	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	190	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0870&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/870_20191211.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/870_20200204.htm