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A255, R272, H4635
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. B. Newton
Document Path: LC-0302VR26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2026
Last Amended on June 25, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: June 30, 2026, Signed
Summary: Physical Fitness Services
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2025 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/16/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs |
| 1/13/2026 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 42) |
| 1/13/2026 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 42) |
| 2/5/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 4) |
| 2/10/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 21) |
| 2/10/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22) |
| 2/11/2026 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 14) |
| 2/11/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 2/11/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 4/30/2026 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 5/6/2026 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 110) |
| 5/6/2026 | Senate | Committee Amendment Tabled (Senate Journal-page 110) |
| 5/6/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 110) |
| 5/7/2026 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 26) |
| 5/7/2026 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 26) |
| 5/7/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26) |
| 5/12/2026 | House | Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 114) |
| 5/13/2026 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 170) |
| 5/13/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-109 (House Journal-page 170) |
| 5/13/2026 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Corbin, Garrett, Tedder (Senate Journal-page 39) |
| 5/14/2026 | House | Conference committee appointed B Newton, Davis, J Moore (House Journal-page 112) |
| 6/25/2026 | House | Conference report received and adopted |
| 6/25/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 |
| 6/25/2026 | Senate | Conference report received and adopted (Senate Journal-page 27) |
| 6/25/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27) |
| 6/29/2026 | Ratified R 272 | |
| 6/30/2026 | Signed By Governor | |
| 7/1/2026 | Effective date 06/30/26 | |
| 7/1/2026 | Act No. 255 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025
02/05/2026
04/30/2026
05/06/2026
05/07/2026
06/25/2026
NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(A255, R272, H4635)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-79-60, RELATING TO PHYSICAL FITNESS SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE USE OF ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION FOR AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Physical fitness service contracts
SECTION 1. Section 44-79-60(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(4) provide for a one-month automatic renewal option, which to be enforceable must be disclosed in bold type of at least fourteen-point font on the front page of the contract and must be initialed by the customer. The customer may accept the automatic renewal at the time the initial contract is executed by initialing an opt-in provision. No later than ten days before the expiration of the initial contract, the facility shall notify the customer in writing at the customer's last known address or electronically, by means specified in the initial contract, of the automatic renewal option which the customer selected at the time the initial contract was executed. Price may not increase or decrease in an automatically renewed contract without written notice to the customer of at least thirty but not more than sixty days prior to the effective date of the change in price;
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 29th day of June, 2026.
Approved the 30th day of June, 2026.
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