South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 604

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       604
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19950307
Primary Sponsor:                   Giese 
All Sponsors:                      Giese 
Drafted Document Number:           bbm\9946jm.95
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Labor, Commerce and Industry
                                   Committee 26 HLCI
Date of Last Amendment:            19960423
Subject:                           Passenger vans owned by local
                                   chapter of Blind
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19960425  Introduced, read first time,             26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960424  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960423  Amended, read second time,
                  unanimous consent for third reading
                  on Wednesday, 19960424
Senate  19960416  Committee report: Favorable with         02 SBI
                  amendment
Senate  19950307  Introduced, read first time,             02 SBI
                  referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 23, 1996

S. 604

Introduced by SENATOR Giese

S. Printed 4/23/96--S.

Read the first time March 7, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-114 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PASSENGER VANS OWNED OR OPERATED BY LOCAL CHAPTERS OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF SOUTH CAROLINA MUST BE INSURED FOR MINIMUM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGES AT THE SAME STANDARD RATES AS ANY COMPARABLE PASSENGER VAN OWNED OR OPERATED BY ANY STATE AGENCY, AND REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THESE PROVISIONS BY APPROPRIATE REGULATIONS, RULINGS, OR ORDERS.

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 38-77-114. Every passenger van owned or operated by any local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina must be insured for minimum automobile insurance coverages at the same standard rates as any comparable fifteen passenger church bus.

The Director of the Department of Insurance shall enforce the provisions of this section by appropriate regulations, rulings, or orders."

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

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