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Committee staff said the bill revises terminology, updates licensing, educational and experience requirements, clarifies firm registration and ownership rules and aligns South Carolina’s standards with national practices. A subcommittee amendment removed the definition of “substantial equivalency,” replaced references to specific eligible courses with subject-matter descriptions to give the board discretion when evaluating coursework, and clarified experience requirements for the new pathway: a bachelor’s degree requires two years of qualifying experience, while a master’s degree requires one year. The amendment also clarified acceptable categories of experience, allowed revocable grantor trusts to own CPA firms (not irrevocable trusts), and set the bill’s effective date to June 30, 2025. The later effective date accommodates an active COVID-era extension allowing applicants more time to complete the uniform CPA exam.

Senators said the measure is intended to lower barriers to entry and create supervised, paid pathways (apprenticeships) into the profession amid practitioner shortages. The subcommittee heard questions from a board member and resolved them; no opposition testimony was recorded. The committee adopted the subcommittee amendment and reported the bill favorably by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 02/13/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee reported favorably on S.B.176, a comprehensive update to the CPA Practice Act that creates an alternate licensure pathway and adjusts education and experience requirements.","taxTitle","Labor, Commerce and Industry, Standing, Senate, Committees, Legislative, South Carolina","taxId",17642,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310811,"Committee advances bill to regulate waste-tire hauling and unsafe used tires",381,1985450,2366760,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec&start=1985&end=2366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec/thumbnail_1985450.jpg","/articles/6310811/South-Carolina/Committee-advances-bill-to-regulate-waste-tire-hauling-and-unsafe-used-tires","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310811-d6b653f14d677b33c373b1b8bff10487/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141162&Signature=cz~RV-0097ftbPF5PncQlu0b5se3-j9grLVsKSdTE02DjxjWd3gtie-RT8mejwhBQDtefvPjfRxPB-7se9GfA7N1bzjGSwP2tnfZ40P5UncWy9kd857Zosin9cR-zMV6HMbkQYiOfitLWgIMWbWrnLKoWGkXFj-NOBvxt-FN9y7WDxxznCdKvaCmpVh~zH8JV-VDy4PVWgyIp4PrGyiI2cd~p6-7l~XFgcp9v~sZkv-PoeMdzMQd7tU4mAtT8YqJ0KODxy0L3Zz0SYWzoAP1DNe798sa1DRtLlNsz5xlDkMe71gyaodfAiXo8K1CqmHGatkN4rnxPJpx~dQUQ~mVQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee on Tuesday reported favorably on S.171, legislation that establishes new statewide rules for waste-tire hauling, manifests, and the sale and installation of unsafe used tires.

Under the bill, the Department of Environmental Services (DES) would oversee a manifest system: waste-tire haulers must complete a transport manifest; generators and facilities that transfer or receive tires must retain manifest copies for three years; DES is tasked with auditing submitted manifests. Haulers must display a fixed decal on hauling vehicles showing the hauler’s registration or identification number and decal expiration date. The bill sets penalties for violations. The bill also makes it unlawful to install an unsafe used tire on a passenger car or light truck and defines parameters and exceptions for that prohibition.

A subcommittee amendment adopted by the committee exempts the South Carolina Department of Transportation from certain classification and permitting requirements as a waste-tire hauler, clarifies counties may charge a tipping fee of up to $150 per ton for tires when counties accept tires with proper documentation, and explicitly includes agricultural/farm tires designed for production use in the statute’s scope. The bill also adjusts recycling fee language and grant rules for the waste-tire trust fund and directs DES and the Department of Commerce to develop a market infrastructure plan for tire-derived products aimed at higher-end uses and a circular tire economy.

Committee members described the bill as the result of extended negotiation among counties, tire manufacturers and haulers; senators said the bill responds to counties’ fiscal losses from accepting waste tires and seeks to create a more sustainable market for recycled tire products. The committee adopted the subcommittee amendment and reported the bill out favorably by voice vote.","S.171 seeks to establish manifesting and registration requirements for waste-tire haulers, set penalties for violations, allow counties to charge tipping fees up to $150 per ton, and make unsafe-used-tire installation unlawful; the committee reported the bill favorably as amended.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310815,"Committee advances bill to clarify firefighter registration and driver's license requirement",386,1588560,1975260,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec&start=1588&end=1975","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec/thumbnail_1588560.jpg","/articles/6310815/South-Carolina/Committee-advances-bill-to-clarify-firefighter-registration-and-drivers-license-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310815-c46fca6066b2008364df2465ed07773f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141162&Signature=bmZBLiJ0MNOrKu-FhZlrEuEanhkDVdrBOfzrgKxhoZcVpGgG2AHpQKtWX9bFzE2FC1m6gqwRTHnEoG3cJhd2n~hOSlRGzs6Zg71715lDP7T7fCNVviDwq5TFHyyDlFR2vUm6J7vQJVOfwo31QtiztA-6ZptVGCxYpFjhUOjnxRG4aO4zYjAWJAzFxDZLJSF0-MNjp7Tmlt~kP0OCehMX4kWStd~WmGvmY3JOPIoMRC4LlcHavynKuGlKE45-Ql4XTnHNOJwlN0HqHuyQuhhVuZFImoUSvq~n1qY4Uq1uhFerjlWtE3VPzEBxn0rGST-b-w06rijf0pLdHQdLCRXGTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee advanced S.101 on Tuesday, a bill that clarifies documentation required for firefighters registering in South Carolina.

The bill removes an earlier draft provision that would have asked for a \"driver's license number and employer name\" and instead requires a valid driver’s license and the employer to be listed on the application. Staff told the committee the change was requested to accommodate firefighters who live in border states but work in South Carolina.

A subcommittee amendment adopted by the committee restored the existing statutory requirement that the employer be listed in the registration application and explicitly preserved the requirement that a valid driver’s license be provided. Committee members discussed whether a license issued in another country or in a neighboring U.S. state would meet the bill’s requirement; staff and other senators noted the committee did not examine immigration or DMV reciprocity issues and that hiring agencies remain subject to South Carolina laws such as E-Verify.

The committee recorded no opposition during the subcommittee’s review and reported the bill out favorably following voice votes on the amendment and on the bill as amended.","The committee advanced S.101, which removes ambiguity about what driver’s license information firefighters must provide when registering and restores employer-name language after a subcommittee amendment; the bill was reported favorably as amended.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6310820,"Committee reports three nominations to state real estate and economic boards",522,560,522825,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec&start=0&end=522","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2398282-fa9b170dba126bcb3efb2acf822c2aec/thumbnail_560.jpg","/articles/6310820/South-Carolina/Committee-reports-three-nominations-to-state-real-estate-and-economic-boards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6310820-86c603ed5b60d8ab5e996053b1ffcbd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141162&Signature=RMk3Sw1qMA4DCGXkhukTyLtFLpNdj960DTuvldqVLSDX4XRLt6c2zedDe1GdChfQIKuxDNvqfiK5aR6ArEAGZPua9Kq6sPSox-6w8mITT-i6rFIsxpLHJgxeuUYoRAUvBnDYoVwaZMV5nYearpCyY3upAE-DmK7j-Yvzx3dZQLcE8MDn3DXnal73WUnOJ2TGPz-ADAt2REq51-PHrwUI8CXq1~a9CPxLSWvJmfgXgdGmi2GMl5CuJjrhgrmONxiunsyDuSJpPxXRzRqhLgskj1uXQirA5Y55p9XbCC6ulo8pqrqlHrb1C2KDGV5bAZgqD8tvMbDnVoDzVkXWO3qv5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee on Tuesday reported favorably on three gubernatorial nominations to state boards and authorities, advancing nominees to the South Carolina Real Estate Appraisers Board, the Jobs and Economic Development Authority and the South Carolina Real Estate Commission.

Melinda Griffin, nominated to the South Carolina Real Estate Appraisers Board, has worked as a real estate appraiser in South Carolina for 33 years and told the committee she has experience on state and national boards. Griffin said she would be the first female appraiser representative on the board. Staff reported Griffin’s personal data questionnaire, statement of economic interest, background check, credit report and driving record were complete. Griffin disclosed a 2011 consent order related to a 2007 appraisal report-writing issue, which she described to the committee as a report-writing matter that resulted in a fine; she said the disciplinary process and recordkeeping for such matters changed in 2015.

James Augustus “Gus” Hurlong Jr., nominated to the South Carolina Jobs and Economic Development Authority, described his family business, which he said had grown from five locations to 33 and emphasized the company’s focus on job creation and community investment. Staff told the committee Hurlong’s forms and background checks were complete; Hurlong answered screening questions and said he had no arrests, bankruptcies or ethics findings to report.

Jonathan T. Stackhouse, nominated for reappointment to the South Carolina Real Estate Commission, said he was first appointed in 2012 and serves as vice president of wealth management at Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union. Stackhouse said the commission meets monthly and holds disciplinary hearings about every other month; he told senators the commission handles a range of disciplinary outcomes from caution letters to license revocations.

Each nomination was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote and will be reported out favorably from committee. The committee did not record individual roll-call tallies in the transcript; votes were taken by voice.\"","The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee reported favorably on three gubernatorial appointments: Melinda Griffin to the South Carolina Real Estate Appraisers Board, James \"Gus\" Hurlong Jr. to the Jobs and Economic Development Authority and Jonathan T. Stackhouse for reappointment to the South Carolina Real Estate Commission.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves updates to CPA practice act, creates alternate licensure pathway

Committee advances bill to regulate waste-tire hauling and unsafe used tires

Committee advances bill to clarify firefighter registration and driver's license requirement

Committee reports three nominations to state real estate and economic boards