Contractors
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-11-40 SO AS TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS FOR CONTRACTORS LICENSES VOLUNTARILY MAY MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE APPLIED TO ACCREDITED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OFFERING DEGREES IN CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE, BUILDING SCIENCE, OR CIVIL ENGINEERING, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING FUNDS FROM THESE CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Dec 6, 2021
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2022 · House May 11, 2022
How they voted
39–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Mar 17, 2022
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 11, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-2-12)
house
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-2-2)
senate
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Dec 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Dec 6, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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