South Carolina House Bill 3550 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 12 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-12 - Act No. 46

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 10, TITLE 6, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TITLE OF THE ACT TO THE "ENERGY STANDARD ACT"; TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO ADOPT THE 2006 EDITION INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE AS THE ENERGY STANDARD AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL NEW AND RENOVATED BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONS MUST COMPLY WITH THIS STANDARD, TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL BUILDING OFFICIALS SHALL ENFORCE THE ENERGY STANDARD AND TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCERS IN AREAS WITHOUT A BUILDING OFFICIAL; TO PROVIDE THAT BUILDING OFFICIALS SHALL ISSUE AND REVOKE BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECT CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS PURSUANT TO THE PERMITS ISSUED, TO REQUIRE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE AN APPEALS BOARD AND PROCESS FOR GRANTING OF CERTAIN VARIANCES, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION, AND TO ALLOW CERTAIN APPEALS TO BE HEARD BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY OBTAIN INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; AND TO AMEND SECTION 6-9-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY ADOPTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL BUILDING CODES, BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENERGY CODE, FREE ACCESS TO CODE DOCUMENTS, AND THREE STORY HOMES, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO WHAT CONSTITUTES COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING ENVELOPE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENERGY CODE, FREE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS CONTAINING CODES ADOPTED BY THE BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, AND BUILDING PERMITS FOR THREE STORY HOMES. - ratified title

Delete Provisions Relating To What Constitutes Compliance With The Building Envelope Requirements Of The Energy Code, Free Access To Documents Containing Codes Adopted By The Building Codes Council, And Building Permits For Three Story Homes. - Ratified Title

Rep. Paul Agnew [D]	Rep. Merita Allison [R]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]
Rep. Joan Brady [R]	Rep. Robert Brown [D]	Rep. Harry Cato [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]
Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Keith Kelly [R]
Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]	Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. James Smith [D]
Rep. Michael Sottile [R]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]	Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-12		Act No. 46
2009-06-11		Effective date 07/01/09
2009-06-02		Signed By Governor
2009-05-27		Ratified R 105
2009-05-14		Read third time and enrolled SJ-22
2009-05-12		Read second time SJ-17
2009-05-08		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-05-07		Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-16
2009-04-30		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-15
2009-04-30		Introduced and read first time SJ-15
2009-04-29		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-19
2009-04-28		Read second time HJ-24
2009-04-28		Amended HJ-21
2009-04-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-23		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales
2009-04-22		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-3
2009-04-22		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
2009-02-26		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sottile
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison, Parker
2009-02-18		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hutto
2009-02-17		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-25
2009-02-17		Introduced and read first time HJ-24

S0719 (Similar To) 2009-04-15 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-6

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
6	9	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3550&session=118