S*0379 (Rat #0410, Act #0360 of 1992) General Bill, By M.F. Mullinax
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 40-79-145 so as to provide that persons or businesses licensed under the provisions of Chapter 79 of Title 40 (Regulation of Burglar Alarm System Businesses) on the effective date of this Section are authorized to participate in the fire alarm business without passing an additional examination or paying an additional fee; to amend Section 40-11-20, relating to the State Licensing Board for Contractors, so as to add one additional member to the Board who shall have as the larger part of his business the installation, servicing, or responding to burglar or fire alarm systems, or both; to amend Section 40-11-70, as amended, relating to meetings of the State Licensing Board for Contractors, so as to increase from four to five the number of members which constitute a quorum; to amend Section 40-11-240, relating to the authority of the State Licensing Board for Contractors to revoke the bidder's or contractor's license of a general or mechanical contractor found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license, or of gross negligence or incompetence in the practice of his profession, so as to authorize the Board to revoke a contractor's license for substandard work, gross negligence, or incompetence with respect to the installation of fire or burglar alarm systems; to amend Section 40-11-260, as amended, relating to the authority of the State Licensing Board for Contractors to reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked, so as to increase from four to five the number of members of the Board required to vote to reissue a license; and to amend Section 40-79-10 and Sections 40-79-30, 40-79-50, and 40-79-140, all as amended, all relating to the "South Carolina Regulation of Burglar Alarm System Businesses Act of 1986", so as to include fire alarm system businesses within the regulation and licensing provisions of the Act.-amended title
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12/10/90	Senate	Prefiled
12/10/90	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
01/08/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-127
01/08/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-127
04/18/91	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-10
04/23/91	Senate	Amended SJ-248
04/23/91	Senate	Read second time SJ-249
04/25/91	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-44
04/30/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-14
04/30/91	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-14
04/02/92	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2
04/21/92	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 28, 1992 HJ-2
04/28/92	House	Amended HJ-115
04/28/92	House	Objection by Rep. Smith HJ-119
04/28/92	House	Read second time HJ-119
04/29/92	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-251
04/29/92	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-264
04/30/92		Ratified R 410
05/04/92		Signed By Governor
05/04/92		Effective date 01/01/93
05/04/92		Act No. 360
06/10/92		Copies available