South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3002

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Atwater, Elliott, Felder, B. Newton, G.M. Smith, Taylor, Sandifer and Huggins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18969cz17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on March 27, 2018
Last Amended on March 21, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Regulatory Freedom Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative 
                        Procedures (House Journal-page 37)
   1/19/2017  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
    4/4/2017  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, 
                        Huggins
   3/20/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Regulations 
                        and Administrative Procedures (House Journal-page 56)
   3/21/2018  House   Amended (House Journal-page 39)
   3/21/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 39)
   3/21/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 40)
   3/22/2018  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   3/27/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   3/27/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016
3/20/2018
3/21/2018

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AMENDED

March 21, 2018

H. 3002

Introduced by Reps. Atwater, Elliott, Felder, B. Newton, G.M. Smith, Taylor, Sandifer and Huggins

S. Printed 3/21/18--H.

Read the first time January 10, 2017.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "REGULATORY FREEDOM ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 1-23-138 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THAT A REGULATION PROMULGATED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS AFTER JULY 1, 2017, OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT, WHICHEVER IS LATER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1-23-120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE LANGUAGE REQUIRING A STATE AGENCY TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE REGULATIONS IT PROMULGATES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    This Act may be cited as the "Regulatory Freedom Act".

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-23-138.    A regulation promulgated or amended under this article after July 1, 2017, or the effective date of this act, whichever occurs last, expires five years from the date on which it becomes effective."

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

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