AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-295, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ENGINEER IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED AT THE SCENES OF DECLARED STATE OR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO SURVEYORS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-22-280, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES FROM THE STATE REGULATION OF ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE EXEMPTION IS APPLICABLE AND TO CORRECT AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Signed May 9, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
P
Floyd Nicholson
DDemocratic
P
Greg Hembree
RRepublican
P
John L. Scott, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Karl Allen
DDemocratic
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
P
Nikki Setzler
DDemocratic
P
Paul G. Campbell, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Ronnie Sabb
DDemocratic
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
P
Wes Climer
RRepublican
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