H*3742 (Rat #0572, Act #0463 of 1994) General Bill, By M. McLeod, J.J. Bailey, J.M. Baxley, J. Brown, A.W. Byrd, Cato, Cooper, Davenport, D.N. Holt, Littlejohn, Moody-Lawrence, I.K. Rudnick, Scott, J.S. Shissias, Simrill, Stille, Vaughn and Wilder
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 40-59-85 so as to provide that a person making an initial application to the Residential Builders Commission for licensure as a residential builder or registration as a residential specialty contractor shall first submit to a credit report, provide for related matters, provide that the application and renewal forms for all licenses and registrations issued by the Commission shall require the applicant to list any outstanding judgments issued against him for the past five years, and provide that "misconduct" as used in Section 40-59-90 includes a pattern of repeated failure by a residential builder or residential specialty contractor to pay his labor on material bills; to designate Sections 40-59-10 through 40-59-160 as Article 1 of Chapter 59, Title 40 and entitled "Residential Home Builders Generally"; to amend the 1976 Code by adding Article 3 to Chapter 59, Title 40, so as to enact provisions for the licensing of home inspectors, including provisions for, among other things, exemptions and the imposition of civil penalties; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Chapter 26 to Title 40 so as to enact provisions governing commercial inspectors.-amended title
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03/18/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-16
03/18/93	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-17
04/14/93	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2
04/21/93	House	Amended HJ-29
04/21/93	House	Read second time HJ-29
04/22/93	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday April 27 HJ-19
04/27/93	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19
04/28/93	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
04/28/93	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-15
03/29/94	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-17
03/30/94	Senate	Amended SJ-35
03/30/94	Senate	Read second time SJ-36
03/30/94	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-36
03/31/94	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-13
04/06/94	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Thursday, April 7, 1994 HJ-26
04/21/94	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-65
04/21/94	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-74
04/28/94	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-31
05/03/94	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. G. Bailey, Vaughn, & McLeod HJ-3
05/04/94	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Leatherman, Ford SJ-4
05/31/94	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-20
05/31/94	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell, Ford, Leatherman SJ-20
05/31/94	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted SJ-20
06/01/94	House	Free conference powers rejected HJ-17
06/01/94	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-279
06/01/94	House	Free conference committee appointed Rep. G. Bailey, Vaughn & McLeod HJ-280
06/01/94	House	Free conference report received and adopted HJ-280
06/01/94	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-52
06/02/94		Ratified R 572
06/29/94		Signed By Governor
06/29/94		Act No. 463
06/29/94		See act for exception to or explanation of effective date
07/14/94		Copies available