South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A93, R133, H3481

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cato, G. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Dantzler, Haley, Huggins, Leach, Owens, Skelton, G.M. Smith and Witherspoon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11207ac07.doc

Introduced in the House on February 8, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2007
Last Amended on June 7, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 7, 2007
Governor's Action: June 14, 2007, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Fire sprinkler contractors

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/8/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
    2/8/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-8
   2/21/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-3
   2/28/2007  House   Amended HJ-14
   2/28/2007  House   Read second time HJ-15
    3/1/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
    3/1/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/6/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
    3/6/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-11
   5/24/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry SJ-22
    6/5/2007  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-40
    6/5/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-40
    6/5/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-40
    6/6/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/6/2007  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-33
    6/6/2007  House   Senate amendment amended HJ-109
    6/6/2007  House   Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-110
    6/7/2007  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-111
    6/7/2007  House   House recedes from amendments HJ-53
    6/7/2007  Senate  Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-112
    6/7/2007          Ratified R 133
   6/13/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   6/14/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   6/14/2007          Vetoed by Governor
   6/20/2007  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-82  Nays-26 
                        HJ-12
   6/20/2007  Senate  Veto overridden Yeas-42  Nays-1
   6/27/2007          Copies available
   6/27/2007          Effective date 06/20/07
   6/27/2007          Act No. 93

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/8/2007
2/21/2007
2/28/2007
3/1/2007
5/24/2007
6/5/2007
6/6/2007
6/6/2007-A

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A93, R133, H3481)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-10-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHOM THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 40, REGULATING FIRE SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS, DO NOT APPLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CHAPTER 10 DOES NOT APPLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO REPAIR, ALTER, MAINTAIN, TEST, OR INSPECT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WATER SPRAY SYSTEMS, OR WATER FOAM SYSTEMS IF THIS WORK IS CONDUCTED BY PERSONS UNDER THE CONTROL OR SUPERVISION OF A PERSON WITH A NICET LEVEL III CERTIFICATION AND IF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS OF THESE EXEMPT EMPLOYEES.

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

Chapter exemption

SECTION    1.    Section 40-10-230(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 177 of 2005, is amended to read:

"(4)    persons engaged in emergency repair work of fire sprinkler systems on their own property or that of their full-time employer or persons engaged in the repair, maintenance, testing, or inspection of a fire sprinkler system, water spray system, or water foam system, who are employed by a public institution of the State, as defined in Section 59-103-5, to repair, maintain, test, or inspect fire sprinkler systems, water spray systems, or water foam systems on property owned by the public institution, provided that such work shall be conducted by persons under the direct control or supervision of a person holding certification in NICET Level III, Inspection and Testing of Water Based Systems; provided that the State Fire Marshal may review inspection and maintenance records upon request; and provided that the public institution shall remain responsible for the actions or omissions of its employees exempted under this subsection;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/14/07.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/20/07.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/20/07.

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