Current Status Bill Number:3129 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Simrill All Sponsors:Simrill, Meacham and Bauer Drafted Document Number:bbm\9026jm.97 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19970129 Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Subject:Passenger vans, Blind Federation, motor vehicle insurance coverage, handicapped
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970129 Tabled in Committee 26 HLCI
House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 26 HLCI
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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.
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 passenger van owned or operated by any agency, department, board, or commission of the State of South Carolina.
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 approval by the Governor.