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S 623

South Carolina SenatePassed

Summary

S 623, “Georgetown County Building Requirements”, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 29, 2025 by Sen. Stephen Goldfinch (R). It last saw action on Feb 17, 2026: Effective date 02/10/26.


Record

Text

S 623 has 3 roll calls.

s623/comm-sub.txt
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 623
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
Committee Report
May 6, 2025
S. 623
Introduced
by Senator Goldfinch
L. Printed 5/6/25--H.
Read the first time May 1, 2025
________
The GEORGETOWN DELEGATION
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 623) 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, etc., respectfully
Report:
That they have duly and carefully
considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
LEE HEWITT for the
Delegation.
_______
A bill
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:
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 building code.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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This web page was last updated on May 07, 2025 at 12:11 AM

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. - Ratified Title

Sponsors

Sen. Stephen Goldfinch (R) sponsors S 623 alone.

History

S 623 has taken 17 actions since Apr 29, 2025, the latest on Feb 17, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 17, 2026
Effective date 02/10/26
Feb 10, 2026
House
Veto overridden Yeas-105 Nays-0
Feb 4, 2026
Senate
Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-45 Nays-0
May 22, 2025
Vetoed by Governor
May 20, 2025
Ratified R 91

Votes

S 623 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Feb 10, 2026 at 1050.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 10, 2026
House
House: Override Veto By The Governor
105
0
Feb 4, 2026
Senate
Senate: To Override The Veto
45
0
May 7, 2025
House
House: Passage Of Bill
93
0

Source: scstatehouse.gov · legiscan.com