South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A18, R44, S13

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Leatherman, Elliott and Campbell
Document Path: l:\s-res\hkl\002dmvf.dag.hkl.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Introduced in the House on February 12, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 12, 2009
Governor's Action: May 19, 2009, Signed

Summary: Motor vehicle fees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-77
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-77
   1/28/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-14
   1/29/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/10/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-11
   2/11/2009  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-31
   2/12/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-18
   2/12/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-18
   4/29/2009  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-215
   4/30/2009  House   Read second time HJ-58
   5/12/2009  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-24
   5/13/2009          Ratified R 44
   5/19/2009          Signed By Governor
   5/21/2009          Effective date 05/19/09
    6/1/2009          Act No. 18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008
1/28/2009
1/29/2009
4/29/2009


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(A18, R44, S13)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-910, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE FEES AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FEES AND PENALTIES MUST BE PLACED IN THE STATE HIGHWAY ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BANK WITHOUT CREDITING ANY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE.

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

Motor vehicle fees and penalties; distribution procedure revised

SECTION    1.    Section 56-3-910 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 176 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-3-910.        All fees and penalties collected by the department under the provisions of this chapter must be placed in the state highway account of the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank except for those fees and penalties which must be credited to a different account as otherwise provided for by law.

Not later than September first of each year, the department must provide the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank a report for the previous fiscal year that lists the total amount of fees and penalties it collected pursuant to Sections 56-3-660 and 56-3-670 by vehicle classification and weight."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2009.

Approved the 19th day of May, 2009.

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