South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A67, R83, S580

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Grooms, Bryant, Reese, Ford, Verdin, Elliott, Short, Mescher, Patterson, Matthews, Land, Thomas, Rankin and Ryberg
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11537ac05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 3, 2005
Introduced in the House on April 20, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 13, 2005
Governor's Action: May 23, 2005, Signed

Summary: Accessibility Committee for the Building Codes Council

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
    3/3/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-14
   4/14/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-9
   4/18/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-33
   4/19/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-17
   4/20/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   4/20/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-13
   5/11/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-4
   5/12/2005  House   Read second time HJ-7
   5/12/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-10
   5/13/2005  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-3
   5/18/2005          Ratified R 83
   5/23/2005          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2005          Copies available
   5/25/2005          Effective date 05/23/05
   5/27/2005          Act No. 67

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2005
4/14/2005
5/11/2005


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(A67, R83, S580)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10-5-235, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE FOR THE BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON MATTERS OF ACCESSIBILITY TO BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND FACILITIES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

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

Accessibility Committee; composition; duties

SECTION    1.    Section 10-5-235(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 303 of 2000, is amended to read:

"(A)    There is created the Accessibility Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council. The committee must be composed of the members of the South Carolina Building Codes Council in the positions of the person with a disability, the architect, the municipal administrator, the public member, and the State Engineer. The accessibility committee shall advise the Building Codes Council on all matters concerning accessibility to buildings, structures, and facilities by persons with disabilities including, but not limited to, amendments to state and federal statutes, regulations, or standards, education of the general public, and local enforcement."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2005.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2005.

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