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SC H 5216

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Energy

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 5216 pass?

Not yet. SC H 5216 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): Referred to Committee on Judiciary

What is SC H 5216 about?

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.

Who sponsors SC H 5216?

Chapman, Brewer, Sessions and 8 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5216.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-04-30 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Chapmanprimary
  • Brewerprimary
  • Sessionsprimary
  • Gagnonprimary
  • Sandersprimary
  • Hagerprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Ligonprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Kirbyprimary
  • Teepleprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-30

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-30

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-04-30

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-04-30

    Scrivener's error corrected

  5. 2026-04-29

    Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-20

  6. 2026-04-29

    Read second time

    reading-2

  7. 2026-04-23

    Debate adjourned

  8. 2026-04-15

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, White, Kilmartin, Edgerton, Frank, Gilreath, Morgan, Beach

  9. 2026-04-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  10. 2026-04-15

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Kirby, Teeple

  11. 2026-04-14

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

  12. 2026-04-13

    Scrivener's error corrected

  13. 2026-04-02

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-19

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-19

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-04-29 · pass · 88-20

    Member-level votes (123)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Ford, Greg: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Luck, Jason S.: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Scott, Keishan M.: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: no
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Harris, Robert J.: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: excused
    • Guffey, Brandon: excused
    • Hartz, Charles V.: excused
    • Holman, Harriet A.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • Moss, Dennis C.: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: excused
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: excused
    • Howard, Leon: excused
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
    • Mitchell, Dianne: excused
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
    • Rankin, Luke S.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Smith, Marvin: excused

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