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S1031 • 2026

Construction Regulations

Construction Regulations

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Sponsor
Senator Stubbs
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( Senate Journal-page 5 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Construction Regulations

Construction Regulations

What This Bill Does

  • Construction Regulations

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 5 )

  2. 2026-03-18 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( Senate Journal-page 5 )

Official Summary Text

Construction Regulations

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2025-2026 Bill 1031: Construction Regulations - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Stubbs
Document Path: SR-0125CEM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 18, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Construction Regulations
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

3/18/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 5
)

3/18/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 5
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/18/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING
SECTIONS
4-1-190
AND
5-25-950
SO AS TO PROHIBIT GOVERNING BODIES FROM LIMITING
THE USE OF SPECIFIC STYLES OF EXTERIOR CLADDING OR FINISH MATERIALS FOR
RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 1, Title 4 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
4-1-190
.
(
A) A county council may not
adopt or enforce an ordinance, provision, building code, or other regulation
that prohibits or limits, either directly or indirectly, the use of a specific
style of exterior cladding or finish materials for residential or commercial
buildings in a manner that is more restrictive than state or national building
codes.

(
B) This
section does not apply to a special purpose district, overlay zone, or historic
area.

S
ECTION 2.
C
hapter 25, Title 5 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
5-25-950
.
(
A) A city council or
governing body of an incorporated city or town may not adopt or enforce an
ordinance, provision, building code, or other regulation that prohibits or
limits, either directly or indirectly, the use of a specific style of exterior
cladding or finish materials for residential or commercial buildings in a
manner that is more restrictive than state or national building codes.

(
B) This
section does not apply to a special purpose district, overlay zone, or historic
area.

S
ECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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