South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 15

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\tca\003bui.kmm.tca.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 458, 3662

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Automatic residential fire sprinklers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 42)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 42)
    2/5/2015          Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014
2/5/2015

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-9-55(B) AND (C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGULATIONS CONCERNING AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLERS IN HOMES AND THE ENFORCEMENT DATE OF SECTION 501.3 OF THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND THE ENFORCEMENT DATE ARE CHANGED TO JULY 1, 2016, FROM JULY 1, 2015.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-9-55(B) and (C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 65 of 2013, is amended to read:

"(B)    Notwithstanding subsection (A), a regulation mandating the installation of an automatic residential fire sprinkler system in one-family or two-family dwellings shall not become effective at any time before July 1, 2015 2016.

(C)    Notwithstanding subsection (A), Section 501.3 of the 2012 International Residential Code must not be enforced at any time before July 1, 2015 2016."

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

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