H*4700 (Rat #0645, Act #0528 of 1990) General Bill, By T.M. Burriss
    A Bill to amend Sections 23-45-30, 23-45-40, 23-45-60, 23-45-70, 23-45-80, 23-45-90, 23-45-100, 23-45-110, 23-45-120, 23-45-130, 23-45-135, 23-45-140, and 23-45-150, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions used in the Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems Act, enforcement provisions of the State Fire Marshal, fees and licenses, procedures for issuance of a license, limitations and conditions on a license, expiration of a license, requirement that a fire protection sprinker contractor must deliver a copy of his license to the local building official if he desires to do business in that jurisdiction, the effect of municipal regulation on contractors, application of Chapter 45 of Title 23, inapplicability of the same Chapter, fees for sprinkler plan and specification review, and enforcement powers of the State Fire Marshal, so as to change the name of the South Carolina Licensing Board for Contractors' License to Sprinkler Contractor's License, delete provisions referencing the standard building code, define "Board" to mean the State Licensing Board for Contractors, authorize the State Licensing Board for Contractors rather than the State Fire Marshal to enforce provisions of this Chapter, delete provisions relating to the requirement of a sworn affidavit from three professional engineers and other requirements required for application for a license, make the planning, installation, or addition of a fire protection sprinkler system, water spray system, or water foam system on their own property or that of their normal employer applicable to the provisions of Chapter 45 of Title 23, provide that the State Fire Marshal may charge fees for plan and specification review, and provide that the Board instead of the State Fire Marshal may enforce the provisions of Chapter 45 of Title 23; to redesignate Section 23-45-160, relating to the installation of smoke detectors in apartment houses having no fire protection system, as Section 23-9-155; and to repeal Section 23-45-155 relating to waiver of a Nicet Level III certificate in certain circumstances.
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02/21/90	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-21
02/21/90	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-22
04/10/90	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-3
04/19/90	House	Amended HJ-11
04/19/90	House	Objection by Rep. Blackwell, Phillips & Klapman HJ-11
04/19/90	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Blackwell HJ-18
04/19/90	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Phillips HJ-19
04/19/90	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Klapman HJ-21
05/01/90	House	Read second time HJ-16
05/02/90	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
05/03/90	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-20
05/03/90	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-21
05/10/90	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-13
05/15/90	Senate	Read second time SJ-12
05/23/90	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-29
05/30/90		Ratified R 645
05/31/90		Signed By Governor
05/31/90		Effective date 05/31/90
05/31/90		Act No. 528
07/02/90		Copies available