H 4661 General Bill, By Forrester, Sandifer, Clemmons, Loftis, Stringer, Norman, 
Ballentine, Rivers and Hicks

Similar(S 408)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SUBARTICLE
 7 TO ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 35, TITLE 11 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING
 ACCEPTABLE PIPING MATERIAL IN THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE, AND TO DEFINE
 NECESSARY TERMS.

   01/13/16  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14)
   01/13/16  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 14)
   03/16/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   03/17/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
   03/22/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
   03/23/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norman
   04/13/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
   04/20/16  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Hicks
   04/20/16  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 347)
   04/26/16  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Forrester, Kennedy,
                     Hiott, Bingham, Hamilton, Funderburk, Sottile,
                     Clary, Allison, RL Brown, Alexander, Kirby,
                     Cole, Hicks, Crosby, Whitmire, Cobb-Hunter, Ott,
                     King, Jefferson, Douglas, Hart, Gambrell,
                     Gagnon, Hill, Finlay, Rhyal, Merrill
                     (House Journal-page 17)
   04/26/16  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-27-16
                     (House Journal-page 105)
   04/27/16  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-516
                     (House Journal-page 72)
   04/27/16  House  Reconsidered (House Journal-page 87)
   04/27/16  House  Amended (House Journal-page 87)
   04/27/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 87)
   04/27/16  House  Roll call Yeas-58  Nays-31 (House Journal-page 88)
   04/28/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   04/28/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   04/28/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)

AMENDED

April 27, 2016

H. 4661

Introduced by Reps. Forrester, Sandifer, Clemmons, Loftis, Stringer, Norman, Ballentine, Rivers and Hicks

S. Printed 4/27/16--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2016.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SUBARTICLE 7 TO ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 35, TITLE 11 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE PIPING MATERIAL IN THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 11-35-45.    (A)    For the purposes of this section, 'governmental agency' means a county government, municipality, school district, public district, county board of education, joint powers authority, water or sewer district, special purpose district, or any other public or municipal corporation.

(B)    An official or an engineer of a governmental agency of this state shall consider all piping material in determining project requirements when state funds are used for a water supply, wastewater, stormwater, or storm drainage project.

(C)    Nothing in this section prohibits an official or an engineer of the governmental agency from choosing a piping material in its discretion for a project referred to in subsection (B)."

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