---
type: "Bill"
title: "Building Codes"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-9-67 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STRUCTURES WITHOUT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN USED IN AGRITOURISM ACTIVITY AS DEFINED BY SECTION 46-53-10 SHALL FALL UNDER THE GROUP A-3 CLASSIFICATION, AS DEFINED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-9-50, AND THAT THESE STRUCTURES MAY ACCOMMODATE UP TO THREE HUNDRED GUESTS WITHOUT INSTALLING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4327"
citation: "South Carolina H 4327 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Chumley", "Jefferson", "Magnuson", "Ott", "R. Williams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-27"
last_action: "2020-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05d1fe93-e940-4651-93f2-3e9ccd20cbdf"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4327&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "3de00e4db87c09c56881bf662bc2c50ca6dc993b309a0466f034865ffc20ab5c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 4327 (2019-2020) — Building Codes

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-9-67 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STRUCTURES WITHOUT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN USED IN AGRITOURISM ACTIVITY AS DEFINED BY SECTION 46-53-10 SHALL FALL UNDER THE GROUP A-3 CLASSIFICATION, AS DEFINED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES PURSUANT TO SECTION 6-9-50, AND THAT THESE STRUCTURES MAY ACCOMMODATE UP TO THREE HUNDRED GUESTS WITHOUT INSTALLING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4327.htm)
2. **1/23/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4327_20200123.htm)
3. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4327_20190327.htm)
4. **4/30/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4327_20190430.htm)
5. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4327_20190502.htm)
6. **9/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4327_20200915.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burns — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-27** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2019-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-08** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-15** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-15** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2020-09-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-22** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 179
- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
- **2020-10-02** Act No. 157

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05d1fe93-e940-4651-93f2-3e9ccd20cbdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).