H 4049 General Bill, By Bailey and D.A. Wright

Similar(S 1339)
 A Bill to amend Chapter 49, Title 40, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the professional occupations of plumbers and plumbing, so as to
 establish a Mechanical Contractors Board and provide for duties of the Board;
 to amend Section 40-73-15, as amended, relating to the professions and
 occupations to be administered by the Department of Labor, Licensing, and
 Regulation, so as to add mechanical contractors; to amend Section 40-59-15, as
 amended, relating to residential specialty contractors, so as to delete
 plumbers, electricians, and heating and air conditioning installers and
 repairers from the list of professional occupations to which the term
 "residential specialty contractor" is limited; and to amend Chapter 11, Title
 40 relating to contractors, so as to delete references to "mechanical
 contractors" and plumbing, electrical, or heating and air conditioning
 contractors.

   04/12/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-31
   04/12/95  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-32
   05/14/96  House  Tabled in committee Labor, Commerce and Industry

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 49, TITLE 40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS OF PLUMBERS AND PLUMBING, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS BOARD AND PROVIDE FOR DUTIES OF THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 40-73-15, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION, SO AS TO ADD MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-59-15, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS, SO AS TO DELETE PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS, AND HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS FROM THE LIST OF PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS TO WHICH THE TERM "RESIDENTIAL SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR" IS LIMITED; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, AS AMENDED, TITLE 40 RELATING TO CONTRACTORS, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO "MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS" AND PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, OR HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 49, Title 40 of the 1976 code is amended to read:

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.