South Carolina S 623: Georgetown County Building Requirements

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



A274, R91, S623



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Goldfinch

Document Path: SR-0341KM25.docx



Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2025

Introduced in the House on May 1, 2025

Last Amended on May 7, 2025


Currently residing in the House



Summary: Georgetown County Building Requirements





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	4/29/2025	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal‑page 10)

	4/30/2025	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 20)

	4/30/2025	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journal‑page 20)

	5/1/2025	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal‑page 19)

	5/1/2025	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 141)

	5/1/2025	House	Referred to Georgetown Delegation (House Journal‑page 141)

	5/6/2025	House	Delegation report: Favorable Georgetown Delegation (House Journal‑page 220)

	5/7/2025	House	Amended (House Journal‑page 4)

	5/7/2025	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 4)

	5/7/2025	House	Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal‑page 5)

	5/8/2025	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal‑page 80)

	5/8/2025	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal‑page 44)

	5/20/2025		Ratified R 91
 

	5/22/2025		Vetoed by Governor
 

	2/4/2026	Senate	Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-45  Nays-0 (Senate Journal‑page 4)

	2/10/2026	House	Veto overridden Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal‑page 29)

	2/17/2026		Effective date 02/10/26
 

	9/8/2026		Act No. 274
 



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



04/29/2025

04/29/2025-A

05/07/2025

05/07/2025-A

































(A274, R91, S623)



AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE standards in GEORGETOWN COUNTY’S FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDINANCE.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



Limit of moderate wave action line



SECTION 1. Georgetown County is exempt from building requirements for properties within, or affected by, the limit of moderate wave action line as shown on the May 9, 2023, flood insurance rate map and may enforce AE standards as set forth in Georgetown County’s Flood Damage Prevention ordinance and the current state building code.



Repeal upon adoption of next limit of moderate wave action line



SECTION 2. The provisions of this act are repealed upon the adoption of the next limit of moderate wave action line.



Time effective



SECTION 3.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.



Ratified the 20th day of May, 2025.



Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/22/25.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 2/4/26.

Veto overridden by House -- 2/10/26. 



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