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Bill 4420

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4420
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Bingham
All Sponsors:                     Bingham, Knotts, Whatley, Scarborough, 
                                  J.E. Smith, Cotty, Frye, Huggins, Koon, Quinn, 
                                  Riser, Talley, A. Young, Altman, Whipper, 
                                  Taylor, Vaughn, Simrill, Meacham-Richardson, 
                                  Cato, Barrett
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22202cm02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Armed forces, special license plates 
                                  issued honoring


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020117  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Barrett
House   20020109  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Cato
House   20020108  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   20020107  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Meacham-
                                                                 Richardson
House   20011219  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 42 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES HONORING EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PLATES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEES COLLECTED FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATES.

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 56-3-4200. (A)    The department may issue special license plates for use on a private passenger motor vehicle owned or leased by residents of this State which separately honor the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Marines Corps, United States Air Force, and the United States Coast Guard. The biennial fee for the special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license plate fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus thirty dollars. These revenues must be deposited in the general fund of the State.

    (B)    The special license plates must be of the same size and general design as regular motor vehicle license plates. The department shall imprint the special license plates with a distinctive emblem approved by the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Transportation, as applicable, which distinguishes each branch of the United States Armed Services."

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

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