South Carolina House Bill 4262 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-07 - Act No. 179
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 11, Title 58 So As To, Among Other Things, Enact The "south Carolina Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act"; To Make Legislative Findings; To Define Relevant Terms; To Make Provisions For Certain Agreements Or Enactments Addressing The Deployment Of Small Wireless Facilities Entered Into Prior To The Effective Date Of This Act; To Provide, Among Other Things, Guidelines And Procedures To Units Of Local Government Regarding Enactments Addressing Decorative Poles, Underground Districts, Design Districts, And Historic Districts; To Affirm The Powers Of Units Of Local Government With Respect To Wireless Facilities That Are Not Small Wireless Facilities Located Within Rights Of Way; To Provide, Among Other Things, Guidelines And Procedures To Wireless Providers And Units Of Local Government With Control Over Rights Of Way Regarding The Collocation Of Certain Small Wireless Facilities Within Rights Of Way; To Make Provisions For Applications, Fees, Application Review, And The Issuance Of Permits For The Collocation Of Small Wireless Facilities; To Require That Applications To Collocate Small Wireless Facilities Pursuant To This Article Must Be Processed On A Nondiscriminatory Basis; To Enumerate The Conditions Under Which A Unit Of Local Government May Deny An Applicant's Proposed Collocation Of A Small Wireless Facility, And To Provide That Subject To The Ability Of A Unit Of Local Government To Deny An Application, The Collocation Of Small Wireless Facilities Must Be Allowed On Nondiscriminatory Terms And Conditions; To Provide That The Administrative Law Court Has Contested Case Jurisdiction To Determine All Disputes Arising Under This Act; And To Prohibit A Unit Of Local Government From Requiring A Wireless Provider To Indemnify And Hold The Authority And Its Officers And Employees Harmless Against Any Claims, Lawsuits, Judgments, Costs, Liens, Losses, Expenses, Or Fees, Except When A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction Has Found That The Negligence Of The Wireless Provider While Installing, Repairing, Or Maintaining Facilities, Poles, Or Support Structures Pursuant To This Act Caused The Harm That Created Such Claims, Lawsuits, Judgments, Costs, Liens, Losses, Expenses, Or Fees. - Ratified Title

Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act

Rep. Gary Simrill [R]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Michael Forrester [R]
Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]
Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. Shedron Williams [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

2020-09-24 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 104 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2020-09-23 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 32 N: 6 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-07		Act No. 179
2020-10-07		Effective date 09/29/20
2020-09-29		Signed By Governor
2020-09-25		Ratified R 190
2020-09-24	House	Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1
2020-09-24	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2020-09-24	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2020-09-23	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2020-09-23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-6
2020-09-23	Senate	Read second time
2020-09-23	Senate	Amended
2020-09-23	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-28	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gambrell (ch), Hutto, Goldfinch, Sabb, Climer
2019-04-10	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gambrell (ch), Hutto, Massey, Sabb, Climer
2019-04-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-04-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-04-04	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-04-04	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-04-03	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-2
2019-04-03	House	Read second time
2019-04-03	House	Amended
2019-04-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2019-03-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith, S.Williams
2019-03-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-27	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2019-03-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2019-03-26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
2019-03-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, R.Williams
2019-03-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West
2019-03-19	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-19	House	Introduced and read first time

S0638 (Similar To) 2019-03-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4262&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20190319.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20190326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20190327.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20190403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20190404.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4262_20200923.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16257
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18077
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18106