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A127, R130, H4246

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer and Thayer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19595wab19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 649

Introduced in the House on March 13, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on April 3, 2019
Last Amended on April 2, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on March 10, 2020
Governor's Action: March 24, 2020, Signed

Summary: Criminal Background checks for real estate professionals

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/13/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 28)
   3/13/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 28)
   3/26/2019  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 41)
    4/2/2019  House   Amended (House Journal-page 22)
    4/2/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
    4/2/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
    4/3/2019  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 21)
    4/3/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
    4/3/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   1/23/2020  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
    3/4/2020  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 68)
    3/4/2020  Senate  Roll call Ayes-46  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 68)
   3/10/2020  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 27)
   3/19/2020          Ratified R  130
   3/24/2020          Signed By Governor
   3/26/2020          Effective date  See Act for Effective Date
   3/26/2020          Act No.  127

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/13/2019
3/26/2019
4/2/2019
1/23/2020

(A127, R130, H4246)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 60 OF 2017, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TIME EFFECTIVE DATE TO JULY 1, 2020, AND TO LIMIT APPLICABILITY OF THIS REVISED TIME EFFECTIVE DATE WITH RESPECT TO LICENSE RENEWALS.

Whereas, in Act 60 of 2017, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted various provisions concerning criminal background checks for licensees of the South Carolina Real Estate Commission, effective three years after approval by the Governor; and

Whereas, the Governor approved Act 60 of 2017 on May 19, 2017, which makes May 19, 2020, the effective date of that act; and

Whereas, the May 19, 2020, effective date falls during a licensee renewal period, which would make the criminal background check provisions applicable to some applicants for license renewal but not others, creating a disparate effect and unnecessarily complicating the renewal process for these hardworking professionals; and

Whereas, the General Assembly finds it necessary to revise the effective date of Act 60 of 2017 to occur immediately after the conclusion of this license renewal period. Now, therefore,

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

Act 60 of 2017 effective date changed, applicability

SECTION    1.    SECTION 5 of Act 60 of 2017 is amended to read:

"SECTION    5.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2020, and with respect to license renewals is only applicable to renewals initially due after June 30, 2020."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 19th day of March, 2020.

Approved the 24th day of March, 2020.

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