H 3685 General Bill, By Cato, Whipper, Anderson, Bingham, Breeland, G. Brown, 
R. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Davenport, Emory, Govan, J. Hines, M. Hines, 
Hinson, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, Leach, Lee, Mack, 
Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Parks, Perry, Pinson, Rutherford, Scarborough, Scott, 
F.N. Smith, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Weeks, Coates, McGee, Kirsh, Sandifer, 
Altman, Hamilton, Tripp, Mahaffey and Duncan

Similar(S 513)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 39-5-36 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR
 BUSINESS TO ADMINISTER INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS.

   03/02/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   03/02/05  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-6
   03/10/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Coates, McGee
   03/16/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirsh
   03/30/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer
   01/11/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Altman
   01/18/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Hamilton, Tripp
   01/26/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
   02/28/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-36 SO AS TO MAKE IT AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR BUSINESS TO ADMINISTER INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIRS.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 5, Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-36.    It is an unlawful trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20 for a motor vehicle repair business actively engaged in the repair of motor vehicles, or a person or entity with a ten percent or more ownership interest in that business, to administer insurance claims."

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