S 1159 General Bill, By Matthews, Holland, Passailaigue, Courtney, Patterson, Ford, Elliott, McGill, McConnell, Courson, Wilson and Russell
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Summary: Trade practices, unfair; acceptance of payment for insurance referral from service provider; Consumer Affairs
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE KNOWING ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT FOR AN INSURANCE REFERRAL FROM A SERVICE PROVIDER, THE KNOWING PAYMENT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR A REFERRAL, AND THE REGULAR PRACTICE BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF WAIVING OR REBATING ALL OR PART OF A CLAIMANT'S CASUALTY OR PROPERTY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE ARE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 39-5-40, RELATING TO THE PRACTICES TO WHICH THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT APPLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION THAT THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 39-5-170 MAY BE REGULATED BY CHAPTER 57 OF TITLE 38 AND THIS ARTICLE.
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02/16/00	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
02/16/00	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-5
03/23/00	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance SJ-9
03/28/00	Senate	Amended SJ-259
03/28/00	Senate	Read second time SJ-259
03/28/00	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-259