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absoair
Our gov. Sanford don't seem to mind. He seems to want to leave the door open.
R. 342, H. 4595--ORDERED PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL
The SPEAKER ordered the following veto printed in the Journal:
May 31, 2006
The Honorable Robert W. Harrell, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Dear Mr. Speaker and Members of the House:
I am hereby vetoing and returning without my approval H. 4595, R-342.
H. 4595 (Word version) would set requirements for medical treatment and would allow the Department of Labor, Licensing and Registration to set civil penalties for violating regulations.
There are many licensed doctors in South Carolina who do a great job in providing medical services for people in our state. They are to be commended. Unfortunately, as just mentioned, this bill goes well beyond simple licensing requirements. It is for this reason that I am vetoing this Bill.
I don't believe it is government's role to tell a willing buyer and seller that a transaction is illegal when the consequence of that transaction does not entail material harm to the public at large. If the buyer knows that the installer is not licensed and proceeds anyway, it is the buyer's right to do so. This Bill will eliminate competition, and drive the cost medical. For example, one legislator happens to have a close family member who graduated from a technical college and has a great deal of knowledge in the area of medicine , but happens not to be licensed. This Bill would make it illegal for this legislator to purchase the services of his own son, even though he is fully cognizant of the fact that his son isn't licensed. Leaving aside the above example, I think that is misguided for anyone not to be able to use their handyman of choice, including those that might be a cousin or relative.
A law saying that a potential buyer must be informed as to whether an installer is licensed, and/or one that makes the fraudulent claim of being licensed may be sufficiently narrow to protect the public interest without severely restricting the right to contract. But this Bill injects the State too firmly into the market. The quality of work of the licensed installers should speak for itself, without the need for the state government to create a captive market.
Therefore, I am returning H. 4595 without my signature.
Sincerely,
Mark Sanford
Governor
Received as information.
R. 342, H. 4595--GOVERNOR'S VETO SUSTAINED
The Veto on the following Act was taken up:
(R342) H. 4595 (Word version) -- Reps. Cato, Walker, Jennings, Battle, Cobb-Hunter, Sandifer, Haley, Kennedy, Bales, Ballentine, Branham, Emory, Hayes, J. Hines, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Miller, Neilson, Rivers, Sinclair, Umphlett, Vick and Bingham: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-59-35 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PROVIDING A POTENTIAL BUYER A CONTRACT OR PROPOSAL FOR SALE OR INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, OTHER THAN A WRITTEN ESTIMATE, BEFORE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY A LICENSED EMPLOYEE OF THE RETAIL SELLER; TO REQUIRE THE PERSON INSTALLING THE SYSTEM TO BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 59, TITLE 40; TO FURTHER SPECIFY CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SALE AND INSTALLATION OF A HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.
Rep. CATO explained the Veto.
The question was put, shall the Act become a part of the law, the veto of his Excellency, the Governor to the contrary notwithstanding, the yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 26; Nays 77
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bales Ballentine Battle
Bingham Cato Cobb-Hunter
Emory Funderburk Haley
Hardwick Hayes J. Hines
M. Hines Huggins Littlejohn
Mack Mahaffey McCraw
McLeod Perry M. A. Pitts
Rivers Sandifer Scarborough
Thompson Walker
Total--26
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Anthony Bailey
Bannister Barfield Bowers
Brady Breeland G. Brown
J. Brown R. Brown Chalk
Chellis Clark Clemmons
Clyburn Cotty Dantzler
Davenport Delleney Duncan
Edge Frye Hagood
Hamilton Harrell Harrison
Harvin Haskins Herbkersman
Hinson Hiott Hodges
Hosey Howard Jefferson
Kirsh Leach Limehouse
Loftis Lucas Martin
McGee Merrill Miller
Mitchell Moody-Lawrence Neilson
Norman Ott Owens
Parks Pinson E. H. Pitts
Rhoad Rice Scott
Simrill Skelton D. C. Smith
G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith
Stewart Talley Taylor
Toole Townsend Tripp
Umphlett Vaughn Vick
Viers Weeks White
Witherspoon Young
Total--77
So, the Veto of the Governor was sustained and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.
RECORD FOR VOTING
My intent was to override the Governor's veto on H. 4595.
Rep. Joan Brady
Any comments?