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H. 5071
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford and Cogswell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15719vr20.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1081
Introduced in the House on January 29, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Summary: Tattoo facilities
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/29/2020 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 33)
1/29/2020 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and
Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 33)
2/12/2020 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-34-110, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON LOCATIONS OF TATTOO FACILITIES, SO AS TO ALLOW THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE FOR SUCH A FACILITY IF ALL CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND PLAYGROUNDS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS AFFIRMATIVELY STATE THAT THEY DO NOT OBJECT TO THE ISSUANCE, WITH EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-34-110 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:
"( )(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), the department may issue a license so long as any church, school, or playground located within the parameters affirmatively states that it does not object to the issuance of a license.
(2)(a) Any applicant seeking to utilize the provisions of this subsection must provide a statement declaring the church, playground, or school does not object to the issuance of the specific license sought, as follows:
(i) if a church, from the decision-making body of the local church;
(ii) if a playground, from the decision-making body of the owner of the playground;
(iii) if a school, from the local school district board of trustees of the local public school, governing board of the charter school, or governing authority of the private school.
(b) If more than one church, school, or playground is located within the parameters set forth in subsection (A), the applicant must provide the statement from all churches, schools, or playgrounds.
(c) At the time of any renewal period for the specific license, a school, from the local school district board of trustees of the local public school, governing board of the charter school, or governing authority of the private school, may withdraw its statement declaring it does not object to the issuance of the specific license sought by notifying the department of its withdrawal.
(3) The department may promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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