South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A148, R166, S348

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Thomas and J. Verne Smith
Document Path: l:\s-res\dlt\003spri.kmm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 16, 2005
Last Amended on May 5, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2005
Became law without Governor's signature, June 9, 2005

Summary: Hotels without sprinkler systems must post notice

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   1/26/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-14
   3/10/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry SJ-10
   3/11/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/15/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-22
   3/15/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
   3/16/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/16/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
   3/16/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-92
   3/16/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-92
    5/4/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry HJ-40
    5/5/2005  House   Amended HJ-18
    5/5/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Whipper, Breeland, R Brown, 
                        Norman, Limehouse, Simrill, Clemmons, Barfield, 
                        Scarborough, Huggins, Cato, Littlejohn, and Phillips 
                        HJ-19
   5/12/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 17, 2005 HJ-65
   5/18/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 19, 2005 HJ-119
   5/19/2005  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Breeland HJ-54
   5/24/2005  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Limehouse HJ-96
   5/26/2005  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Huggins HJ-42
   5/31/2005  House   Read second time HJ-120
   5/31/2005  House   Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-21 HJ-127
    6/1/2005  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). R Brown HJ-65
    6/1/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-82
    6/1/2005  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-68
    6/2/2005          Ratified R 166
    6/9/2005          Became law without Governor's signature
   6/14/2005          Copies available
   6/14/2005          Effective date 06/09/05
   6/16/2005          Act No. 148

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2005
3/10/2005
3/11/2005
3/15/2005
3/16/2005
5/4/2005
5/5/2005
5/31/2005


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(A148, R166, S348)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-2-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSTING OF RULES IN LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE POSTING OF A NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 45-5-80; AND BY ADDING SECTION 45-5-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM MUST POST A NOTICE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT OR NEAR THE GUEST REGISTRATION DESK AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

Posting rules of the establishment

SECTION    1.    Section 45-2-70 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 446 of 1994, is amended to read:

"Section 45-2-70.    The innkeeper shall post a copy of this chapter, including the requirements of Section 45-5-80, together with all rules of the lodging establishment, in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk."

Posting notice that hotel is not required to have sprinkler system

SECTION    2.    Chapter 5, Title 45 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 45-5-80.    (A)    All hotels in this State that are not required by law to have a fire sprinkler system in the building shall post a notice in a conspicuous place at or near the guest registration desk no later than July 1, 2006. The posting must be on an eight and one-half inches by eleven inches sign with letters no less than three quarters of an inch in size and must state the following: 'This building meets local fire and building codes and is not required by law to have a fire sprinkler system.'

(B)    A hotel that violates the provisions of this section shall be fined up to two hundred dollars for each violation. Each day constitutes a separate violation."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2005.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/9/05.

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