Bill 1245

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    1245
Type of Legislation:            Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19980520
Primary Sponsor:                Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                Committee SLCI 12
All Sponsors:                   Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                Committee
Drafted Document Number:        gjk\21567ac.98
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                Committee 26 HLCI
Subject:                        Regulation No. 2277, Mobile Homes,
                                Manufactured Housing Board,
                                manufactured housing

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980528  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19980527  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19980521  Read second time
Senate  19980520  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference

INTRODUCED

May 20, 1998

S. 1245

S. Printed 5/20/98--S.

Read the first time May 20, 1998.

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD, RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2277, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Manufactured Housing Board, relating to manufactured housing, designated as Regulation Document Number 2277, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

Revisions are being considered which, among other things, will restate current requirements more clearly and establish procedures for regulating current practices in the industry. The revisions also will add regulations establishing minimum habitability standards for used manufactured homes. Additionally, the revisions will concern regulations relating to the construction, repair, modification, installation, tie-down, hook-up, and sale of manufactured homes in this State and establish procedures for the licensing and regulation of installers, repairers, and contractors.