S*717 Session 107 (1987-1988)
S*0717(Rat #0152, Act #0110 of 1987) General Bill, By Setzler, Drummond,
C.T. Hinson, Moore and Peeler
A Bill to amend Title 39, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding
Chapter 63 so as to require advertisements of textile products to disclose
whether the products are imported or made in the United States of America.
04/28/87 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1523
04/28/87 Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry SJ-1523
04/28/87 Senate Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry SJ-1535
04/29/87 Senate Read second time SJ-1589
04/29/87 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-1589
04/30/87 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1632
04/30/87 House Introduced and read first time HJ-2387
04/30/87 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry HJ-2387
05/06/87 House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
Industry HJ-2453
05/14/87 House Read second time HJ-1750
05/14/87 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-1750
05/15/87 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-2838
05/20/87 Ratified R 152
05/26/87 Signed By Governor
05/26/87 Effective date 05/26/87
05/26/87 Act No. 110
06/09/87 Copies available
(A110, R152, S717)
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 39, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING
CHAPTER 63 SO AS TO REQUIRE ADVERTISEMENTS OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS TO DISCLOSE
WHETHER THE PRODUCTS ARE IMPORTED OR MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Printed advertisement of textile products
SECTION 1. Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"CHAPTER 63
Textile Fiber Products
Section 39-63-10. As used in this chapter:
(1) 'Fabric' means any material woven, knitted,
felted, or otherwise produced from, or in combination with, any natural or
manufactured fiber, yarn, or substitute.
(2) 'Fiber' or 'textile fiber' means a unit of matter which is capable of
being spun into a yarn or made into a fabric by bonding or by interlacing in a
variety of methods including weaving, knitting, braiding, felting, twisting, or
webbing, and which is the basic structural element of textile products.
(3) 'Household textile articles' means articles
of wearing apparel, costumes and accessories, draperies, floor coverings,
furnishings, beddings, and other textile goods of a type customarily used in a
household.
(4) 'Textile fiber product' means:
(a) any fiber, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used or intended
for use in household textile articles;
(b) any yarn or fabric, whether in the finished or unfinished state, used
or intended for use in household textile articles;
(c) any household textile article made in whole or in part of yarn or
fabric.
(5) 'Yarn' means a strand of textile fiber in a form suitable for weaving,
knitting, braiding, felting, webbing, or otherwise fabricating into a fabric.
Section 39-63-20. (A) A person who advertises a textile fiber product for
sale in a printed advertisement distributed in this State which identifies the
product by picture or description shall state in the advertisement in a clear and
conspicuous manner whether the textile fiber product was processed or
manufactured in the United States of America, imported, or both.
(B) This section does not apply to advertisements in interstate commerce
regulated by the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, 15 USC, Sections 70
et seq."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |