H 3178 General Bill, By Bingham, Vaughn, Haley, Toole and Ceips
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 46
 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE
 PLATES HONORING EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED
 STATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PLATES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF
 FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATES.

   12/15/04  House  Prefiled
   12/15/04  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/11/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-113
   01/11/05  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-113
   02/01/05  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 46 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES HONORING EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PLATES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATES.

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:

"Article 46

Section 56-3-4600. (A)    The department may issue special license plates for use on a private passenger motor vehicle owned or leased by residents of this State which separately honor the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines Corps, United States Air Force, and the United States Coast Guard. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license plate fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus thirty dollars. These revenues must be deposited in the general fund of the State.

(B)    The special license plates must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department shall imprint the special license plates with a distinctive emblem approved by the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Transportation, as applicable, which distinguishes each branch of the United States Armed Services."

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