South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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R146, H3503

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse and Scarborough
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6288cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 466

Introduced in the House on February 9, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 31, 2005
Governor's Action: June 7, 2005, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto sustained

Summary: Personalized license plates issued to federal commissioners or boards

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/9/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-35
    2/9/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-35
   3/10/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-3
   3/14/2005  House   Read second time HJ-18
   3/15/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-108
   3/16/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   3/16/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-9
   5/26/2005  Senate  Polled out of committee Transportation SJ-283
   5/26/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-283
   5/26/2005  Senate  Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next 
                        two consecutive legislative days SJ-283
   5/27/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-6
   5/31/2005  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-24
    6/1/2005          Ratified R 146
    6/7/2005          Vetoed by Governor
   6/14/2005  House   Veto sustained Yeas-1  Nays-99

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/9/2005
3/10/2005
5/26/2005

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(R146, H3503)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES ISSUED TO MEMBERS OF FEDERAL COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS EXPIRE JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST EACH YEAR IN WHICH A NEW SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS.

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

Federal commissions and boards personalized license plates

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-2010(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(B)    Private passenger motor vehicles must be assigned a biennial registration which expires on a staggered monthly basis. Where a current vehicle license plate currently is displayed, the owner of the vehicle may make application for personalized license plates two months in advance of the current registration expiration. A sticker reflecting the month of expiration of registration must be issued and affixed in the space provided on the license plate assigned to the vehicle. A personalized license plate issued to a motorcycle expires November thirtieth two years after issuance. Every personalized license plate issued to members of the General Assembly and members of licensed state or federal commissions and boards expires January thirty-first each year in which a new session of the General Assembly begins. Every vehicle registration must be renewed biennially upon application by the owner and by payment of the fee required by law to take effect the first day of the month following the expiration of the registration to be renewed."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 1st day of June, 2005.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the ____________ day of _____________________2005.

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Governor

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