South Carolina House Bill 5231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-14 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "indoor Mold Remediation Act"; To Define Necessary Terms; To Direct The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Set Standards, Practices, And Guidelines Relating To The Assessment And Remediation Of Indoor Mold Contamination; To Establish Licensing Requirements For Indoor Mold Assessment And Remediation, And To Authorize The Department To Establish And Collect Reasonable Fees To Administer The Provisions Of This Article; To Establish Requirements And Procedures For A Residential Property Owner Who Receives Notice From A Tenant That Indoor Mold Exists In The Dwelling Unit Or Common Area; To Provide That A Professional Indoor Mold Assessment That Finds An Indoor Mold Contamination Creates A Rebuttable Presumption Of A Violation Of The Property Owner's Obligations Under This Article And To Provide That A Court Has Discretion To Reimburse Costs And Fees As Well As Award Treble Damages In Certain Circumstances; To Establish The Indoor Mold Assessment Fund, To Provide That The Fund Shall Consist Of Revenue From Fees Collected Pursuant To This Article, And To Authorize The Department To Administer Grants From This Fund In Certain Circumstances; To Establish That This Article Does Not Create A Private Right Of Action Against The State Of South Carolina; To Provide That The Remedies Provided Under This Article Do Not Supplant A Tenant's Common Law Rights And Remedies; And To Authorize The Department To Adopt Rules And Promulgate Regulations To Accomplish The Purposes Of This Article.

Indoor Mold Remediation Act

Rep. Leola Robinson-Simpson [D]	Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]	Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]	Rep. MaryGail Douglas [D]
Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]	Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]
Rep. David Mack [D]	Rep. Mary Tinkler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2016-04-14	House	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5231&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/5231_20160414.htm