S*0617(Rat #0037, Act #0021 of 2017)  General Bill, By McLeod, Setzler, Malloy, 
Massey, McElveen, Rice, Bennett, M.B. Matthews, Gregory, Timmons, Talley, Senn, 
Nicholson, Sabb, Jackson, Peeler, Davis, Alexander, Fanning, Sheheen and Grooms
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE
 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - ratified title

   04/05/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/05/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/05/17  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 3)
   04/06/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 123)
   04/06/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 123)
   04/06/17  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (Senate Journal-page 123)
   04/07/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 2)
   04/18/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   04/18/17  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 11)
   04/20/17  House  Recalled from Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 15)
   04/25/17  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 12)
   04/25/17  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 13)
   04/26/17  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 6)
   05/04/17         Ratified R 37
   05/09/17         Signed By Governor
   05/12/17         Effective date 5/9/17
   05/15/17         Act No. 21

(A21, R37, S617)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 142 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

Special license plates

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 142

Section 56-3-14210.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue 'University of South Carolina 2017 Women's Basketball National Champions' special license plates to owners of private passenger motor vehicles, as defined in Section 56-3-630, or motorcycles as defined in Section 56-3-20, registered in their names.

(B)    The University of South Carolina may submit to the department for its approval the emblem, seal, or other symbol it desires to be used for its respective special license plate.

(C)    The requirements for production, collection, and distribution of fees for the plate are those set forth in Section 56-3-8100. The biennial fee for this plate is the regular registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional fee of seventy dollars. Any portion of the additional seventy-dollar fee not set aside to defray costs of production and distribution must be distributed to the fund established for the University of South Carolina pursuant to Section 56-3-3710(B) used for the purposes provided in that section.

(D)    License number '1' for the 'University of South Carolina 2017 Women's Basketball National Champions' license plate is reserved for the University of South Carolina Women's Basketball Coach."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of May, 2017.

Approved the 9th day of May, 2017.