South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 1224

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Scott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19172ab11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 15, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Cable service and cell phone service providers

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/15/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/15/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/21/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campbell

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/15/2012

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-1-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CONTRACT FOR CABLE SERVICE OR CELL PHONE SERVICE MAY NOT REQUIRE A CUSTOMER PROVIDE A CREDIT CARD NUMBER TO RECEIVE SERVICE OR IN CONNECTION WITH AN APPLICATION OR PAYMENT FOR SERVICE, MAY NOT CHARGE A TERMINATION FEE WHEN A CUSTOMER TERMINATES A SERVICE, AND MAY NOT PLACE ANY CHARGE ON A CUSTOMER'S FINAL BILL EXCEPT FOR PAYMENT OF SERVICE ACTUALLY RENDERED, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-1-70.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a contract for cable service or cell phone service may not:

(1)    require that a customer provide a credit card number as part of an application for service, as a condition for providing service, or as a condition for making payments for the service;

(2)    charge a termination fee when a customer terminates service; and

(3)    place any charge on the final bill except for the amount due for service actually rendered.

(B)    For the purposes of this section:

(1)    'cable service' means a service as defined in Section 58-12-300(1);

(2)    'cable service provider' means a provider as defined in Section 58-12-300(2); and

(3)    'cell phone service' means a mobile telecommunications service as defined in Section 58-9-2200(5)."

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

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