Bill 4186

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4186
Primary Sponsor:                Corning
Committee Number:               02
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Windstorm and hail insurance
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Banking and Insurance
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7265BD.93
Introduced Date:                19930512
Date of Last Amendment:         19940323
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940329
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Corning
                                Sturkie
                                Sheheen
                                Shissias
                                Wright
                                Waites
                                Hallman
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4186  Senate  19940329      Introduced, read first time,    02
                            referred to Committee
4186  House   19940324      Read third time, sent to
                            Senate
4186  House   19940323      Amended, read second time
4186  House   19940216      Committee Report: Favorable     26
                            with amendment
4186  House   19930512      Introduced, read first time,    26
                            referred to Committee

AMENDED

March 23, 1994

H. 4186

Introduced by REPS. Corning, Sturkie, Sheheen, Shissias, Wright, Waites and Hallman

S. Printed 3/23/94--H.

Read the first time May 12, 1993.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-75-355 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE WINDSTORM AND HAIL UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WRITE PROPERTY INSURANCE TO COVER CERTAIN STRUCTURES SEAWARD OF THE SETBACK LINE ESTABLISHED BY THE COASTAL COUNCIL AND DEFINE TERMS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 38-75-355. Members of the association are not required to write property insurance to cover new habitable structures constructed seaward of the setback line established by the South Carolina Coastal Council. As used in this section, `habitable structures' is defined as in Section 48-39-270 and includes habitable structures rebuilt after being `destroyed beyond repair', as defined in Section 48-39-270."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to habitable structures constructed or rebuilt, as defined in Section 38-75-355 of the 1976 Code, after June 30, 1994.