Bill Text: SC H3455 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Contractor licenses
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-02-20 - Scrivener's error corrected [H3455 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H3455-Comm_Sub.html
COMMITTEE REPORT
April 30, 2019
H. 3455
S. Printed 4/30/19--H.
Read the first time January 8, 2019.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3455) to amend Section 40-11-410, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to classifications and subclassifications of contractor licenses subject to regulation by the South Carolina, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 40-59-20(7) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(7) 'Residential specialty contractor' means an independent contractor who is not a licensed residential builder, who contracts with a licensed residential builder, general contractor, or individual property owner to do construction work, repairs, improvement, or reimprovement which requires special skills and involves the use of specialized construction trades or craft, when the undertakings exceed two hundred dollars and are not regulated by the provisions of Chapter 11. Residential specialty contracting includes the following areas of contracting and other areas as the commission may recognize by regulation:
(a) plumbers;
(b) electricians;
(c) heating and air conditioning installers and repairers;
(d) vinyl and aluminum siding installers;
(e) insulation installers;
(f) roofers;
(g) floor covering installers;
(h) masons;
(i) dry wall installers;
(j) carpenters;
(k) stucco installers;
(l) painters/wall paperers; and
(m) swimming pool installers."
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
WILLIAM E. SANDIFER III for Committee.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 40-11-410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CLASSIFICATIONS AND SUBCLASSIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTOR LICENSES SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTRACTORS' LICENSING BOARD, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL CONTRACTORS, AND TO REVISE THE SCOPE OF REGULATED FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE POOL FOUNDATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-11-410(4)(l) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) 'Swimming pools' which includes the construction, service, and repair of all residential, commercial, and institutional swimming pools and spas, including concrete, gunite, plastic, vinyl-lined, and fiberglass pools and spas; foundations for in-ground or above-ground pools and decks; pool decks, walkways, tiling, and coping; and the installation of all equipment, including pumps, filters, and chemical feeders, water and gas service lines from the point of service to the pool equipment, wiring from the pool equipment to the first readily accessible disconnect, pool piping, fittings, backflow prevention devices, waster lines, and other integral parts of a swimming pool or spa."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.