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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4322 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000111 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown All Sponsors:J. Brown, Lloyd Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1727afc00.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Public accommodations, hotels and motels, property; discrimination due to association with motorcycle unlawful History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20000111 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee House 19991201 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EQUAL ENJOYMENT OF AND PRIVILEGES TO PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST A PERSON BASED ON THE OWNERSHIP OR OPERATION OF A MOTORCYCLE OR THE WEARING OF CLOTHING ASSOCIATED WITH MOTORCYCLES, EXCEPT WHEN SUCH CLOTHING IS OBSCENE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 45-9-10(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 423 of 1990, is amended to read:
"(A) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in Article 1 of this chapter, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin, or motorcycle ownership or operation or the wearing of clothing associated with motorcycle ownership or operation, except if such clothing is obscene."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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