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S1168 • 2026

JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416

JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416

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Sponsor
Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Last action
2026-05-06
Official status
Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 103 )
Effective date
Not listed

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JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416

JR to Approve Reg.

What This Bill Does

  • JR to Approve Reg.
  • Doc.
  • No.
  • 5416

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-06 Senate

    Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( Senate Journal-page 103 )

  2. 2026-04-30 Senate

    Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference ( Senate Journal-page 6 )

Official Summary Text

JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416

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2025-2026 Bill 1168: JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416 - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 1168

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

Document Path: LC-0748WAB-RT26.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: JR to Approve Reg. Doc. No. 5416
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/30/2026

Senate

Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

5/6/2026

Senate

Recommitted to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
Senate Journal-page 103
)

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legislative information
at the website

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

04/30/2026

04/30/2026-A

Introduced

April 30, 2026

S. 1168

Introduced by Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

S. Printed 4/30/26--S.

Read the first time April 30, 2026

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Building Codes Council, RELATING TO International Plumbing Code, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5416, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

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ECTION

1.

The regulations of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Building Codes Council, relating to International Plumbing Code, designated as Regulation Document Number 5416, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the S.C. Code, are approved.

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ECTION

2.

This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The South Carolina Building Codes Council proposes to amend Chapter 8, Article 14, to reflect modifications to the 2024 South Carolina Building Codes, the International Plumbing Code.

A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on June 27, 2025.

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