H*3711(Rat #0144, Act #0127 of 2012)  General Bill, By Sandifer, Hayes and 
D.C. Moss
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-61-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOTOR CLUB ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE
 THAT AN ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH AN AUTOMOBILE CLUB LICENSED UNDER THE MOTOR
 CLUB SERVICES ACT FOR THE PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE AND TOWING
 SERVICE TO THE ENTITY'S CUSTOMERS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF MOTOR
 CLUB. - ratified title

   02/17/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
   02/17/11  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 6)
   03/03/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hayes,
                     D.C.Moss
   03/10/11  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 3)
   03/30/11  House  Amended (House Journal-page 27)
   03/30/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
   03/31/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 23)
   03/31/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   03/31/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   01/13/12  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Cleary,
                     Williams, Nicholson, Gregory
   02/22/12  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 19)
   02/23/12  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 43)
   02/23/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 43)
   02/23/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-30  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 43)
   02/28/12  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 15)
   02/28/12  Senate Reconsider vote whereby read third time and
                     returned with amendments (Senate Journal-page 15)
   02/29/12  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/06/12  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   03/06/12  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 21)
   03/07/12         Ratified R 144
   03/13/12         Signed By Governor
   03/15/12         Effective date 03/13/12
   03/15/12         Act No. 127

(A127, R144, H3711)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-61-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOTOR CLUB ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENTITY THAT CONTRACTS WITH AN AUTOMOBILE CLUB LICENSED UNDER THE MOTOR CLUB SERVICES ACT FOR THE PROVISIONS OF EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE AND TOWING SERVICE TO THE ENTITY'S CUSTOMERS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITION OF MOTOR CLUB.

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

Definition revised

SECTION    1.    Section 39-61-20(b) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 155 of 1987, is amended to read:

"(b)    'Club' means a person engaged in selling, furnishing, or making available to members, either as principal or agent, motor club services. This definition does not include an entity that enters into a service contract with a club licensed under this chapter for the provision of emergency road service and towing service to the customers of the entity."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 7th day of March, 2012.

Approved the 13th day of March, 2012.