S*0846(Rat #0442, Act #0409 of 1996)  General Bill, By Giese
 A Bill to amend Chapter 3, Title 56, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to motor vehicle registration and licensing, by adding Article 72 so
 as to provide for the issuance of Special Olympic license plates.-amended
 title

   05/16/95  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-8
   05/17/95  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   05/18/95  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-58
   05/23/95  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-127
   05/24/95  House   Rule 5.12 not waived (introduced after
                     5/1)--Speaker orders Bill referred to Ways and
                     Means HJ-87
   05/24/95  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-87
   03/26/96  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means
   03/28/96  House  Objection by Rep. Cooper, Robinson & Kirsh HJ-23
   03/28/96  House  Amended HJ-23
   03/28/96  House  Read second time HJ-24
   04/02/96  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-11
   04/03/96  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-3
   04/09/96  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Carnell, Hallman &
                     White HJ-1
   04/10/96  Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. Giese, Rose,
                     Fair SJ-5
   05/22/96  House  Free conference powers granted HJ-26
   05/22/96  House  Free conference committee appointed Carnell,
                     Hallman & White HJ-27
   05/22/96  House  Free conference report adopted HJ-83
   05/22/96  Senate Free conference powers granted SJ-6
   05/22/96  Senate Free conference committee appointed Giese, Rose &
                     Fair SJ-6
   05/22/96  Senate Free conference report received and adopted SJ-6
   05/23/96  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-41
   05/30/96         Ratified R 442
   06/04/96         Signed By Governor
   06/04/96         Effective date 06/04/96
   06/27/96         Copies available
   06/27/96         Act No. 409

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 72 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS LICENSE PLATES.

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

Special Olympics license plates

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

"Article 72

Section 56-3-7700. (A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates commemorating the Special Olympics which may have imprinted on the plates an emblem, seal, or other symbol approved by the South Carolina Special Olympics and the department. The fee for this special license plate is fifty dollars every two years in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. This special license plate must be the same size and general design of regular motor vehicle license plates. The special license plates must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month they are issued.

(B) The fees collected pursuant to this section, after the costs to produce and administer the distribution of this special license plate have been satisfied, must be distributed to the South Carolina Special Olympics."

Time effective

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

Approved the 4th day of June, 1996.