Bill Text: SC S0458 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Comm Sub

South Carolina Senate Bill 458 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Automatic residential fire sprinklers for homes

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-21 - Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry [S0458 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-S0458-Comm_Sub.html

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 1, 2015

S. 458

Introduced by Senator Alexander

S. Printed 4/1/15--S.

Read the first time February 17, 2015.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-9-55(C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT DATE OF SECTION 501.3 OF THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ENFORCEMENT DATE IS CHANGED TO JULY 1, 2016, FROM JULY 1, 2015.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 6-9-55(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 65 of 2013, is amended to read:

"(C) Notwithstanding subsection (A), Section 501.3 of the 2012 International Residential Code must not be enforced at any time ~~before July 1, 2015~~."

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