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H 5216STATE · South CarolinaIntroduced

Energy

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-10-30, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE 2009 EDITION OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, SO AS TO LIMIT ITS APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCTION FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-10-40, RELATING TO APPEAL BY LOCAL JURISDICTION FOR VARIANCE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT STATEWIDE MODIFICATIONS NOT FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE MAY BE MADE IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER BUILDING CODES.

Voted: 4/29/2026

How representatives voted

81 yea·18 nay·15 other

Action history

  • 4/29/2026Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-20
  • 4/29/2026Read second time
  • 4/23/2026Debate adjourned
  • 4/15/2026Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, White, Kilmartin, Edgerton, Frank, Gilreath, Morgan, Beach
  • 4/15/2026Amended
  • 4/15/2026Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Kirby, Teeple
  • 4/14/2026Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
  • 4/13/2026Scrivener's error corrected
  • 4/2/2026Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
  • 2/19/2026Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry