H 4124 General Bill, By Young, Hagood, Barfield, Hinson, Leach, Limehouse, Chellis, Perry, Ott, Pinson and Clemmons
Summary: State Fire Marshall reorganization
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-65, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, SO AS TO DELETE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL AS A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 1-30-90, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE DIVISION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO TRANSFER THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE DIVISION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO TRANSFER THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITY STATUTORILY EXERCISED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO THE DEPARTMENT TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSETS, LIABILITIES, RECORDS, PROPERTY, PERSONNEL, AND FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-9-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, SO AS TO TRANSFER IT FROM THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S DIVISION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-10-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRE ACADEMY, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, AND REPLACE IT WITH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 23-35-45, RELATING TO THE USE AND REGULATION OF PYROTECHNIC MATERIALS INDOORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGULATION OF PYROTECHNIC MATERIALS INDOORS IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 23-49-60, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRE FIGHTER MOBILIZATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE STATEWIDE RESPONSIBILITIES OVER CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAMS FOR URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAMS MUST BE PLACED ADMINISTRATIVELY UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-82-10, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS BOARD, SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE THE TERM "DEPARTMENT" FOR "DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-4910, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO THE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND ASSETS OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S DIVISION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
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04/30/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-98
04/30/03	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-100
05/01/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chellis
05/06/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
05/14/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Perry
05/15/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott, Pinson
03/11/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
04/14/04	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bailey