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H. 4661
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Forrester, Sandifer, Clemmons, Loftis, Stringer, Norman, Ballentine, Rivers and Hicks
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18833ab16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 408
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2016
Last Amended on April 27, 2016
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Acceptable Piping Material
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/13/2016 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
1/13/2016 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 14)
3/16/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
3/17/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
3/22/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
3/23/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norman
4/13/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
4/20/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Hicks
4/20/2016 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 347)
4/26/2016 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Forrester, Kennedy, Hiott,
Bingham, Hamilton, Funderburk, Sottile, Clary,
Allison, RL Brown, Alexander, Kirby, Cole, Hicks,
Crosby, Whitmire, Cobb-Hunter, Ott, King, Jefferson,
Douglas, Hart, Gambrell, Gagnon, Hill, Finlay, Rhyal,
Merrill (House Journal-page 17)
4/26/2016 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-27-16
(House Journal-page 105)
4/27/2016 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-516
(House Journal-page 72)
4/27/2016 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 87)
4/27/2016 House Amended (House Journal-page 87)
4/27/2016 House Read second time (House Journal-page 87)
4/27/2016 House Roll call Yeas-58 Nays-31 (House Journal-page 88)
4/28/2016 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 37)
4/28/2016 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
4/28/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 9)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED
April 27, 2016
H. 4661
Introduced by Reps. Forrester, Sandifer, Clemmons, Loftis, Stringer, Norman, Ballentine, Rivers and Hicks
S. Printed 4/27/16--H.
Read the first time January 13, 2016.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SUBARTICLE 7 TO ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 35, TITLE 11 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE PIPING MATERIAL IN THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-35-45. (A) For the purposes of this section, 'governmental agency' means a county government, municipality, school district, public district, county board of education, joint powers authority, water or sewer district, special purpose district, or any other public or municipal corporation.
(B) An official or an engineer of a governmental agency of this state shall consider all piping material in determining project requirements when state funds are used for a water supply, wastewater, stormwater, or storm drainage project.
(C) Nothing in this section prohibits an official or an engineer of the governmental agency from choosing a piping material in its discretion for a project referred to in subsection (B)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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