Bill 915

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    915
Ratification Number:            169
Act Number:                     104
Primary Sponsor:                Drummond
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Workers' compensation insurance,
                                logging services
Companion Bill Number:          3888
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   May 24, 1991
Computer Document Number:       436/11644.DW
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      May 31, 1991
Introduced Date:                Apr 23, 1991
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              May 31, 1991
Last History Type:              Act No. 104
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Drummond
                                Land
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 915   ------  May 31, 1991  Act No. 104
 915   ------  May 31, 1991  Signed by Governor
 915   ------  May 27, 1991  Ratified R 169
 915   House   May 24, 1991  Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
 915   House   May 23, 1991  Unanimous consent for third
                             reading on next Legislative
                             day
 915   House   May 23, 1991  Read second time
 915   House   May 23, 1991  Reconsidered vote whereby
                             debate was adjourned until
                             Wednesday, May 29
 915   House   May 22, 1991  Debate adjourned until
                             Wednesday, May 29
 915   House   May 15, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     26
 915   House   May 08, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    26
                             referred to Committee
 915   Senate  May 07, 1991  Read third time, sent to House
 915   Senate  May 01, 1991  Read second time, ordered to
                             third reading with notice of
                             general amendments
 915   Senate  May 01, 1991  Recalled from Committee         02
 915   Senate  Apr 23, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    02
                             referred to Committee

(A104, R169, S915)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-73-540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ASSIGNED RISKS, SO AS TO PROVIDE ASSIGNED RISK POOLS SHALL ACCEPT WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE POLICIES ON THE BASIS THAT THEY PROVIDE COVERAGE TO VENDORS PROVIDING LOGGING SERVICES TO THE NAMED INSURED.

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

Assigned risk pools

SECTION 1. Section 38-73-540 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 38-73-540. Agreements may be made among insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to, but who are unable to procure, insurance through ordinary methods, and the insurers may agree among themselves on the use of reasonable rate modifications for this insurance. These agreements and rate modifications are subject to the commissioner's approval. However, regardless of any provision of this section or this article to the contrary, assigned risk pools shall accept a policy of workers' compensation insurance on the basis that it provides coverage to a vendor who provides logging services to a named insured or on the basis that the policy provides coverage to an association of these vendors."

Time effective

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

Approved the 31st day of May, 1991.