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H. 4445
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Funderburk and Norrell
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Introduced in the House on January 9, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Consumer reporting agencies
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/13/2017 House Prefiled 12/13/2017 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 1/9/2018 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 116) 1/9/2018 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 116) 3/8/2018 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norrell
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 37-20-175 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, UPON REQUEST OF A CONSUMER, SHALL PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH ONE COPY OF THE CONSUMER'S CREDIT REPORT PER MONTH AT NO CHARGE, TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CONSUMER REQUESTS MORE THAN ONE COPY PER MONTH, THE CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY MAY CHARGE THE CONSUMER A REASONABLE FEE FOR EACH ADDITIONAL COPY, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 20, Title 37 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 37-20-175. (A) Each consumer reporting agency doing business in this State, upon request of a consumer, shall provide the consumer with one copy of the consumer's credit report per month at no charge. If the consumer requests more than one copy per month, the consumer reporting agency may charge the consumer a reasonable fee for each additional copy.
(B) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall enforce the requirements of this section and failure to comply with these requirements subjects the violator to the penalty provisions of Section 37-20-200."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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