H 3297 General Bill, By Huggins and Cotty
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-60-150, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS, RESTRAINING ORDERS, LICENSING, AND
 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE TIME
 LIMIT THE BOARD HAS TO RENDER A DECISION AND SERVE NOTICE.

   01/14/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-116
   01/14/03  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-116
   02/04/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   02/12/03  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-1
   02/13/03  House  Amended HJ-18
   02/13/03  House  Read second time HJ-19
   02/13/03  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-19
   02/14/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   02/14/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/18/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   02/18/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry SJ-8
   03/13/03  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry SJ-11
   03/17/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/18/03  Senate Amended SJ-17
   03/18/03  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   03/19/03         Scrivener's error corrected

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 18, 2003

H. 3297

S. Printed 3/18/03--S.    [SEC 3/19/03 3:34 PM]

Read the first time February 18, 2003.

TO AMEND SECTION 40-60-150, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS, RESTRAINING ORDERS, LICENSING, AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE TIME LIMIT THE BOARD HAS TO RENDER A DECISION AND SERVE NOTICE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 40-60-150(C)(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 335 of 2000, is further amended to read:

"(3) The board shall render a decision and shall serve notice, in writing within thirty days, of the board's decision to the applicant or appraiser charged. Upon completion of the hearing, the board shall render a written decision and serve notice to the charged appraiser within one hundred twenty days. The board also shall state in the notice the date the ruling or decision becomes effective."

SECTION    2.    Section 40-60-150 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"(J) A person whose application for licensure has been refused may appeal the decision of the department. The board shall render a decision and shall serve notice, in writing, to the applicant within thirty days of the board's decision."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.