South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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A205, R178, S934

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Davis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ar\8005zw2021.docx

Introduced in the Senate on December 7, 2021
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2022
Last Amended on February 22, 2022
Passed by the General Assembly on May 5, 2022
Governor's Action: May 18, 2022, Signed

Summary: South Carolina Building Codes Council

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   12/7/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/15/2022  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 4)
   2/22/2022  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/22/2022  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/22/2022  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/23/2022  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   2/24/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23)
   2/24/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
   2/24/2022          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/28/2022  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
    5/4/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 107)
    5/4/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 107)
    5/5/2022  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 12)
   5/12/2022          Ratified R  178 (Senate Journal-page 209)
   5/18/2022          Signed By Governor
   5/31/2022          Effective date  05/18/22
   5/31/2022          Act No.  205

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2021
2/15/2022
2/22/2022
2/24/2022
4/28/2022


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A205, R178, S934)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-9-63, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MUST BE A SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT, AND THAT THE MEMBER WHO IS AN ARCHITECT LICENSED IN SOUTH CAROLINA MUST BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.

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

South Carolina Building Codes Council, membership

SECTION    1.    Section 6-9-63(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    Each member of the council must be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member of the council must be a resident of this State. The council consists of sixteen members composed of:

(1)    an architect licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects;

(2)    an engineer licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Council of Engineering and Surveying Societies;

(3)    a residential home builder licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Home Builders Association of South Carolina;

(4)    a general contractor licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Association of General Contractors;

(5)    a representative of the modular building industry from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina;

(6)    a code enforcement officer registered in South Carolina;

(7)    a fire marshal or fire chief designated by the State Fire Marshal;

(8)    a municipal administrator, manager, or elected official;

(9)    a county administrator, manager, or elected official;

(10)    a representative designated by the State Engineer of the Department of Administration;

(11)    a representative of the general public who is not in the practice of home or commercial safety inspection, construction, or building, and who does not have any financial interest in these professions, and who does not have any immediate family member in these professions;

(12)    a disabled person;

(13)    a representative of the property and casualty insurance industry;

(14)    a representative of the electrical industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master electrician from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina;

(15)    a representative of the mechanical or gas industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master mechanic from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina; and

(16)    a representative of the plumbing industry who is either an engineer registered in South Carolina or a master plumber from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 12th day of May, 2022.

Approved the 18th day of May, 2022.

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