South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 649

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\tca\021real.kmm.tca.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4246

Introduced in the Senate on March 13, 2019
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2019
Last Amended on April 9, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/13/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/28/2019  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/29/2019          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/3/2019  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 29)
    4/9/2019  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 61)
    4/9/2019  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 61)
    4/9/2019  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 61)
   4/10/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
   4/10/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 4)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/13/2019
3/28/2019
3/29/2019
4/9/2019

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 9, 2019

S. 649

Introduced by Senator Alexander

S. Printed 4/9/19--S.

Read the first time March 13, 2019.

            

A BILL

TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 40-57-115, 40-57-340, AND 40-57-510(F) AND (G) OF THE 1976 CODE CONTAINED WITHIN ACT 60 OF 2017, ALL RELATING TO THE ADDITION OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TO LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS, FROM MAY 19, 2020, TO JULY 1, 2020.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Act 60 of 2017 amended Chapter 40, Title 57 of the 1976 Code by adding Section 40-57-115 to provide that certain real estate professionals must undergo criminal background checks for initial applications for licensure and for licensure renewals; amended Section 40-47-340 of the 1976 Code to include a requirement that certain real estate professionals must undergo a criminal background check as a condition of licensure renewal; and amended Section 40-57-510 of the 1976 Code by adding subsections (F) and (G) to include a requirement that property managers and property managers-in-charge must undergo a criminal background check as a condition of licensure renewal. Each of the provisions contained in Act 60 of 2017 identified herein is effective for initial license applications or renewals due on or after July 1, 2020.

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

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