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A205, R178, S934
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Davis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ar\8005zw2021.docx
Introduced in the Senate on December 7, 2021
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2022
Last Amended on February 22, 2022
Passed by the General Assembly on May 5, 2022
Governor's Action: May 18, 2022, Signed
Summary: South Carolina Building Codes Council
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/7/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 16)
12/7/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(Senate Journal-page 16)
2/15/2022 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 4)
2/22/2022 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 16)
2/22/2022 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
2/22/2022 Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
2/23/2022 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 13)
2/24/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23)
2/24/2022 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 23)
2/24/2022 Scrivener's error corrected
4/28/2022 House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 7)
5/4/2022 House Read second time (House Journal-page 107)
5/4/2022 House Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 107)
5/5/2022 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 12)
5/12/2022 Ratified R 178 (Senate Journal-page 209)
5/18/2022 Signed By Governor
5/31/2022 Effective date 05/18/22
5/31/2022 Act No. 205
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/7/2021
2/15/2022
2/22/2022
2/24/2022
4/28/2022
(A205, R178, S934)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-9-63, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL MUST BE A SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENT, AND THAT THE MEMBER WHO IS AN ARCHITECT LICENSED IN SOUTH CAROLINA MUST BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
South Carolina Building Codes Council, membership
SECTION 1. Section 6-9-63(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Each member of the council must be appointed by the Governor for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. Each member of the council must be a resident of this State. The council consists of sixteen members composed of:
(1) an architect licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects;
(2) an engineer licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the South Carolina Council of Engineering and Surveying Societies;
(3) a residential home builder licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Home Builders Association of South Carolina;
(4) a general contractor licensed in South Carolina from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Association of General Contractors;
(5) a representative of the modular building industry from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina;
(6) a code enforcement officer registered in South Carolina;
(7) a fire marshal or fire chief designated by the State Fire Marshal;
(8) a municipal administrator, manager, or elected official;
(9) a county administrator, manager, or elected official;
(10) a representative designated by the State Engineer of the Department of Administration;
(11) a representative of the general public who is not in the practice of home or commercial safety inspection, construction, or building, and who does not have any financial interest in these professions, and who does not have any immediate family member in these professions;
(12) a disabled person;
(13) a representative of the property and casualty insurance industry;
(14) a representative of the electrical industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master electrician from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina;
(15) a representative of the mechanical or gas industry who is either an engineer licensed in South Carolina or a master mechanic from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina; and
(16) a representative of the plumbing industry who is either an engineer registered in South Carolina or a master plumber from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Governor by the Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 12th day of May, 2022.
Approved the 18th day of May, 2022.
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