S*0620 (Rat #0059, Act #0051 of 2013) General Bill, By Verdin
Summary: License plates
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2335, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURE AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS STATE AS A PART OF THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS", TO INCLUDE A PERSON OR COMPANY IN THE BUSINESS OF OPERATING A GROUP OF VEHICLES DRIVEN BY THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING AND EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS' TRANSMISSIONS AS A PART OF THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "CONTRACTED FLEET OWNER", TO DEFINE THE TERM "TRANSMISSIONS", TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LICENSE PLATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING AND EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS' TRANSMISSIONS ON A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY ENTER INTO RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES CONCERNING THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES OWNED BY A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TESTING AND EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS' TRANSMISSIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS OR CONTRACTED FLEET OWNER TO TAKE ANY OTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED BY ANOTHER STATE THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS OR CONTRACTED FLEET OWNER, TO LEGALLY TEST AND EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS' TRANSMISSIONS IN THAT STATE. - ratified title
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04/16/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
04/16/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 10)
04/17/13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation (Senate Journal-page 14)
04/18/13	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
04/18/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
04/18/13		Scrivener's error corrected
04/23/13	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 26)
04/23/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 114)
04/23/13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 114)
05/22/13	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
05/28/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 13)
05/28/13	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14)
05/29/13	House	Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 7)
06/04/13		Ratified R 59
06/07/13		Signed By Governor
06/18/13		Effective date 06/07/13
06/18/13		Act No. 51