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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3503: Solid Waste Management and Mining

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3503 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Solid Waste Management and Mining. Primary sponsor: Joe Bustos (Republican), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 14, 2025): Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTIONS 44-96-295 AND 48-20-45 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FROM ISSUING ANY PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY OR FOR MINING ACTIVITIES, RESPECTIVELY, IF LOCATED WITHIN A CERTAIN PROXIMITY TO A PUBLIC PARK OR OTHER PUBLIC NATURAL AREA.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe BustosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  4. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source