H 3234 Session 122 (2017-2018)
H 3234 General Bill, By McEachern and Sandifer
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND
TENANT ACT, SO AS TO DELETE OCCUPANCY UNDER A RENTAL AGREEMENT COVERING THE
PREMISES USED BY THE OCCUPANT PRIMARILY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AS AN
EXEMPTION UNDER THE ACT.
12/15/16 House Prefiled
12/15/16 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
01/10/17 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 122)
01/10/17 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry (House Journal-page 122)
02/16/17 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
03/07/17 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
03/08/17 Scrivener's error corrected
03/08/17 House Amended (House Journal-page 16)
03/08/17 House Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
03/08/17 House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 17)
03/09/17 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 8)
03/09/17 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/09/17 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 10)
04/21/17 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Timmons
05/03/17 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13)
05/11/17 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60)
H. 3234
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
May 11, 2017
H. 3234
Introduced by Reps. McEachern and Sandifer
S. Printed 5/11/17--S.
Read the first time March 9, 2017.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 27-40-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT, SO AS TO DELETE OCCUPANCY UNDER A RENTAL AGREEMENT COVERING THE PREMISES USED BY THE OCCUPANT PRIMARILY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES AS AN EXEMPTION UNDER THE ACT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 27-40-120 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 27-40-120. The following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:
(1) residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;
(2) occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to his interest;
(3) occupancy by a member or a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;
(4) transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or other accommodations subject to the sales tax on accommodations as provided by Section 12-36-920;
(5) occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises;
(6) occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;
(7) occupancy under a rental agreement covering the premises used by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes;
(8)(7) occupancy under a rental agreement in a premises regulated by the provisions of Chapter 32, of Title 27, of the 1976 Code (Vacation Time Sharing Plan Act).;
(9)(8) residence, whether temporary or not, at a charitable or emergency protective shelter, public or private."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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