Alarm System
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-79-215 SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR FROM BEING FINED FOR A FALSE ALARM NOT ATTRIBUTED TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR OPERATIONAL ERROR BY THE ALARM BUSINESS OR CONTRACTOR. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2022 · House Mar 29, 2022
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
May 10, 2022
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 10, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
May 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Polled out of committee Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-1-22)
house
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
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