The Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry proposed the following amendment (500R001.KMM.TCA):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/SECTION1. Section 40-3-290(C)(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3) a detached single-family or two-family dwelling, as defined in Group R3 of the Standard Building Code, regardless of size, with each unit having a grade level exit and sheds, storage buildings, and garages incidental to the dwelling one-family and two-family dwellings, including townhouses, in compliance with the prescriptive requirements of the South Carolina Residential Code. All other buildings and structures classified for residential occupancies or uses in the South Carolina Building Code that are beyond the scope of the South Carolina Residential Code are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter;"

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor. /