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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.47 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Martin All Sponsors:Martin, Giese, Reese, Rankin, Leventis, Branton, Alexander Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\nbd\11138ac01.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Building codes, nationally recognized; state agencies required to enforce may determine edition of code to enforce History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20010227 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Alexander Senate 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE REQUIRED BY LAW TO ENFORCE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BUILDING CODES SHALL DETERMINE THE EDITION OF THE CODE TO ENFORCE AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-1-130. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency, board, commission, or executive department or office or a political subdivision of the State required by law or regulation to enforce nationally recognized building codes shall determine the edition of the building code to adopt and enforce.
(B) This section does not apply to the Judicial Department or the General Assembly.
(C) For purposes of this section, 'nationally recognized building code' or 'building code' means mechanical, gas, or fire codes which are part of the International Building Code Series or Standard Building Code Series, as published, promulgated, or made available by the South Building Code Congress International, Incorporated, the energy code as published by the Council of American Building Officials, and the National Electrical Code and Fire and Life Safety Code, as made available by the National Fire Protection Association."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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