South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3408

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King and Henderson-Myers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3266ph21.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Collision coverage, automobiles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  House   Prefiled
   12/9/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 185)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 185)
    3/3/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTOMOBILE COLLISION COVERAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN AUTOMOBILE INSURER MAY NOT CONSIDER CLAIMS SUBMITTED FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF AUTOMOBILE SAFETY GLASS WHEN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATES TO BE CHARGED ON THE INSURED'S POLICY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 38-77-280(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(B)    Any automobile physical damage insurance coverage deductible or policy deductible does not apply to automobile safety glass. An automobile insurer may not consider claims submitted for the repair or replacement of automobile safety glass when determining the premium rates to be charged on the insured's policy."

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

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