2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H4265: Penalties for Fires on Certain Lands
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-35-60, Relating To Penalties For Fires On Certain Lands, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations Of Chapter 35, Title 48; And By Repealing Section 48-35-55 Relating To Fire Regulation Exemptions.
Bill History
3/27/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Timothy McGinnis
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Bill Hager
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Heather Bauer
Democrat
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Richard Yow
Republican
William Bailey
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Heather Crawford
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Republican
Tom Hartnett
Republican
Daniel Gibson
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Mike Neese
Republican
Joseph Bustos
Republican
Brandon Cox
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
Micajah Caskey
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
Frank Atkinson
Democrat
Phillip Bowers
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Craig Gagnon
Republican
Charles Hartz
Republican
Jeffrey Johnson
Republican