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A54, R68, S500

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Scott, Loftis, Kimbrell, Allen and Stephens
Document Path: l:\council\bills\rt\17955wab21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 28, 2021
Introduced in the House on April 13, 2021
Last Amended on March 31, 2021
Passed by the General Assembly on May 5, 2021
Governor's Action: May 17, 2021, Signed

Summary: Architectural Examiners Board

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/28/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   1/28/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/30/2021  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/31/2021  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 65)
    4/7/2021  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 36)
    4/7/2021  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 36)
    4/8/2021  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 29)
   4/13/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   4/13/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 8)
   4/29/2021  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 78)
    5/4/2021  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 108)
    5/4/2021  House   Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 108)
    5/5/2021  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 7)
   5/13/2021          Ratified R  68
   5/17/2021          Signed By Governor
    6/1/2021          Effective date  05/17/21
    6/1/2021          Act No.  54

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/28/2021
3/30/2021
3/31/2021
4/29/2021

(A54, R68, S500)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-3-290, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS AND ACTIVITIES EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE OR REGULATION BY THE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REVISE AN EXEMPTION FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY DWELLINGS.

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

Exemption revised

SECTION    1.    Section 40-3-290(C)(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)    one-family and two-family dwellings, including townhouses, in compliance with the prescriptive requirements of the South Carolina Residential Code. All other buildings and structures classified for residential occupancies or uses in the South Carolina Building Code that are beyond the scope of the South Carolina Residential Code are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2021.

Approved the 17th day of May, 2021.

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