AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-11-262 SO AS TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSURE OR MECHANICAL CONTRACT LICENSURE WHO ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENTS MAY PROVIDE CERTAIN SURETY BONDS IN LIEU OF PROVIDING THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THESE SURETY BONDS, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR FILING CLAIMS AGAINST THESE SURETY BONDS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Signed May 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2018
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Feb 27, 2018
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
4
May 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Free conference committee appointed Bennett, Johnson, Gambrell
upper
May 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Free conference report adopted
lower
May 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
Free conference committee appointed Sandifer, Anderson, Henderson
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Bennett, Johnson, Gambrell
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Sandifer, Henderson, Anderson
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0-1)
senate
Feb 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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