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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3170 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown All Sponsors:J. Brown Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\psd\7124ac99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Funeral home to reflect ownership in business name, advertisements, etc.; Cemeteries History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee House 19990106 Prefiled, referred to Committee 27 H3M Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 40-19-270, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A FUNERAL HOME OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, A PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHOSE ACTUAL OWNERSHIP IS NOT CLEARLY REFLECTED IN THE BUSINESS NAME TO CONSPICUOUSLY NOTE IN ITS SIGNAGE, LETTERHEAD, AND ADVERTISEMENTS THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, OR OTHER ENTITY WHICH OWNS THE FUNERAL HOME.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 40-19-270 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 380 of 1998, is amended by adding at the end:
"(F) A funeral home owned by an individual, a partnership, corporation, or other entity whose actual ownership is not clearly reflected in the business name under which the business is operating must conspicuously note in its signage, letterhead, and advertisements the name of the individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity which owns the funeral home."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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