H 3961 General Bill, By Wood, Allison, Owens, Horne, Crosby, Daning, Gagnon, 
Govan, Hardee, Jefferson, Kennedy, Munnerlyn, J.R. Smith, Spires, Taylor, Wells, 
R.L. Brown and Whipper
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE
 132 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES MAY ISSUE "AUTISM AWARENESS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

   04/16/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31)
   04/16/13  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 31)
   04/24/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     R.L.Brown, Whipper
   04/24/13  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 34)
   04/30/13  House  Amended (House Journal-page 51)
   04/30/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 51)
   04/30/13  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 52)
   05/01/13  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 7)
   05/01/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   05/01/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)

AMENDED

April 30, 2013

H. 3961

Introduced by Reps. Wood, Allison, Owens, Horne, Crosby, Daning, Gagnon, Govan, Hardee, Jefferson, Kennedy, Munnerlyn, J.R. Smith, Spires, Taylor, Wells, R.L. Brown and Whipper

S. Printed 4/30/13--H.

Read the first time April 16, 2013.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 132 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE "AUTISM AWARENESS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

Section 56-3-13210.        This article may be cited as the 'Savannah Lee Monroe Autism Awareness Special License Plates Act'.

Section 56-3-13220.    (A)    The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue 'Autism Awareness' special motor vehicle 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. This special license plate must be of the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. This special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued.

(B)    The requirements for production, collection, and distribution of fees for this license plate are those set forth in Section 56-3-8100. The fees collected pursuant to this section above the cost of producing the license plates must be distributed to the South Carolina Autism Society."

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