South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A193, R202, H4138

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bedingfield and Clemmons
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13522sd15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1040

Introduced in the House on May 6, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on March 17, 2016
Last Amended on March 16, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on May 17, 2016
Governor's Action: May 26, 2016, Signed

Summary: Mechanical contractor license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/6/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
    5/6/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
   3/10/2016  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, 
                        Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 22)
   3/16/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   3/16/2016  House   Amended (House Journal-page 47)
   3/16/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 47)
   3/16/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 48)
   3/17/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
   3/17/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   3/17/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   4/14/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 14)
   5/24/2016          Ratified R 202
   5/26/2016          Signed By Governor
    6/1/2016          Effective date 05/26/16
    6/3/2016          Act No. 193

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/6/2015
3/10/2016
3/16/2016
4/14/2016


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A193, R202, H4138)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-11-270, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONTRACTOR'S LICENSES AND LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS AND SUBCLASSIFICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH PERSON HOLDING A LICENSE IN THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR SUBCLASSIFICATION OF AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, OR PACKAGED EQUIPMENT SHALL DISPLAY THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE IN A CONSPICUOUS MANNER AT HIS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES USED BY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS LICENSED IN THE SUBCLASSIFICATION OF AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, OR PACKAGED EQUIPMENT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE DAILY OPERATION OF THEIR BUSINESS SHALL HAVE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON THEM THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE NUMBER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT EACH INVOICE AND PROPOSAL FORM ALSO SHALL CONTAIN THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE NUMBER.

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

Display of license and license number

SECTION    1.    Section 40-11-270 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 40-11-270.    (A)    A licensee is confined to the limitations of the licensee's license group and license classifications or subclassifications as provided in this chapter.

(B)    Each person holding a license in the mechanical contractor subclassification of air conditioning, heating, or packaged equipment shall display the mechanical contractor license in a conspicuous manner at his principal place of business.

(C)    All commercial vehicles, used by mechanical contractors licensed in the subclassification of air conditioning, heating, or packaged equipment exclusively in the daily operation of their business, shall have prominently displayed on them the mechanical contractor license number issued by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Each invoice and proposal form also shall contain the mechanical contractor license number.

(D)    An entity may apply for and be licensed in more than one classification or subclassification if all qualifications for licensure prescribed by this chapter have been met. An applicant may apply for a license in more than one classification or subclassification on the same application form.

(E)    Licensees may utilize the services of unlicensed subcontractors to perform work within the limitations of the licensee's license group and license classification or subclassification; provided, the licensee provides supervision. The licensee is fully responsible for any violations of this chapter resulting from the actions of unlicensed subcontractors performing work for the licensee."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 24th day of May, 2016.

Approved the 26th day of May, 2016.

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