South Carolina Senate Bill 4

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-39-10 So As To Reduce Certain Administrative And Permitting Costs And Barriers To The Construction Of Housing While Maintaining Safety, Public Health, And The General Welfare With Respect To Construction And Occupancy; By Amending Section 5-25-120, Relating To Inspectors Of Buildings, So As To Allow A Builder To Hire A Certified Third-party Inspector To Perform The Duties Of The Local Inspector Of Buildings As They Relate To That Builder; And By Amending Section 40-3-290, Relating To Exceptions From Coverage Of The Chapter, So As To Revise An Exemption For Plans And Specifications For Certain Dwellings.

Local Government Planning

Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	3	290	(n/a)	See Bill Text
5	25	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	39	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0004&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4_20241211.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0004%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf