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A157, R162, H3788

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Funderburk, Taylor, McKnight, Simrill, Burns, Gilliard, Corley, Douglas, Kirby, McCoy, Bales, Atwater, Alexander, McEachern, Jefferson, Spires, Anthony, G.A. Brown, Henegan, Anderson, Bernstein, Bingham, Clemmons, Clyburn, Goldfinch, Hardwick, Hixon, Hodges, Hosey, Limehouse, Long, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, Norrell, Quinn, Ridgeway, Sandifer, Stringer, Toole, Weeks, Wells, G.M. Smith and Ballentine
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Introduced in the House on March 5, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on April 5, 2016
Governor's Action: April 21, 2016, Signed

Summary: Motor vehicle express warranties enforcement

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/5/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
    3/5/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 8)
   3/18/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.M.Smith
   4/23/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 13)
   4/28/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
   4/28/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 90)
   4/28/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 90)
   4/29/2015  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 15)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   3/17/2016          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/17/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   3/23/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   3/23/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-45  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
    4/5/2016  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 9)
   4/19/2016          Ratified R 162
   4/21/2016          Signed By Governor
   4/27/2016          Effective date 04/21/16
    5/2/2016          Act No. 157

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/5/2015
4/23/2015
3/17/2016
3/17/2016-A

(A157, R162, H3788)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-28-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXPRESS WARRANTIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS "MOTOR VEHICLE" AND A "NEW MOTOR VEHICLE".

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

Definitions

SECTION    1.    Section 56-28-10(4) and (5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(4)    'Motor vehicle' means:

(a)    a private passenger motor vehicle, as classified by Section 56-3-630, but excluding the living portion of recreational vehicles and off-road vehicles, which is sold and registered in this State; and

(b)    a motorcycle as defined in Section 56-1-10(8), including a motorcycle three-wheel vehicle as defined in Section 56-1-10(18), which is sold and registered in this State.

(5)    A 'new motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle which has been sold to a new motor vehicle dealer by a manufacturer and which has not been used for other than demonstration purposes and on which the original title has not been issued from the new motor vehicle dealer."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 19th day of April, 2016.

Approved the 21st day of April, 2016.

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