Bill 3341

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3341
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970129
Primary Sponsor:                   Cooper
All Sponsors:                      Cooper, Trotter, Sandifer,
                                   Davenport, Kelley, Young-Brickell,
                                   Quinn, Rhoad, Keegan, Barrett,
                                   Meacham, Cato and Fleming 
Drafted Document Number:           pt\2839cm.97
Residing Body:                     Senate
Date of Last Amendment:            19970403
Subject:                           Motor vehicle license plates,
                                   special provided for Sons of the
                                   Confederacy

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970508  Committee report: Favorable with         15 ST
                  amendment
Senate  19970409  Introduced, read first time,             15 ST
                  referred to Committee
House   19970408  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970403  Amended, read second time
House   19970326  Committee report: majority               21 HEPW
                  favorable, with amendment,
                  minority unfavorable
House   19970129  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 8, 1997

H. 3341

Introduced by Reps. Cooper, Trotter, Sandifer, Davenport, Kelley, Young-Brickell, Quinn, Rhoad, Keegan, Barrett, Meacham, Cato and Fleming

S. Printed 5/8/97--S.

Read the first time April 9, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3341), to amend Chapter 3, Title 56, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to motor vehicle registration and licensing by adding Article 58, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 56-3-8100. (A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles or light pickups having an empty weight of five thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of eight thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate the emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of an organization which has obtained certification pursuant to Section 501(C)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The fee for this special license plate is the fee contained in Section 56-3-2020.

The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twenty-four months from the month it is issued.

(B) The department shall receive three hundred or more applications requesting a special license plate authorized under this section before a specialized license plate may be developed for an organization. Only certified members, as set forth on a list provided by the organization to the department, of organizations that have special license plates issued pursuant to this section may be issued a special license plate. Each certified member may only apply for one special license plate for each vehicle registered in his name."

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

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

JOHN C. LAND, III, for Committee.

TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BY ADDING ARTICLE 58 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

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:

Section 56-3-6950. The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for private motor vehicles registered in their names. The license plate must prominently display the insignia of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The fee for the issuance of this special plate must be the regular motor vehicle registration fee set forth in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and the special fee required by Section 56-3-2020. The department shall receive three hundred or more applications requesting a special license plate for a Sons of Confederate Veterans before a specialized license plate may be developed for that organization."

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