South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A317, R202, S1268

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Peeler, Shoopman and Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10565htc12.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4957

Introduced in the Senate on February 29, 2012
Introduced in the House on March 28, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on May 11, 2012
Governor's Action: May 25, 2012, Signed

Summary: Automobile manufacturer standard license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/29/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   2/29/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 5)
   3/21/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)
   3/22/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
   3/22/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
   3/27/2012  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   3/28/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
   3/28/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 13)
    5/8/2012  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 25)
    5/9/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
    5/9/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
    5/9/2012  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 28)
   5/11/2012  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 2)
   5/23/2012          Ratified R 202
   5/25/2012          Signed By Governor
   5/31/2012          Effective date 01/01/13
    9/5/2012          Act No. 317

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/29/2012
3/21/2012
5/8/2012


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(A317, R202, S1268)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT IN 2013 AND 2014, THE ANNUAL FEE FOR THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER STANDARD LICENSE PLATE FOR VEHICLES IN THE MANUFACTURER'S EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAM AND FOR THE TESTING, DISTRIBUTION, EVALUATION, AND PROMOTION OF ITS VEHICLES IS SEVEN HUNDRED TWO DOLLARS, TO PROVIDE THAT TWENTY DOLLARS OF EACH FEE IS CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AND THE BALANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ENTIRE FEE AMOUNT BE CREDITED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE FOR NONRESIDENT PARTICIPANTS IN THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAM.

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

Manufacturer's license plate, fee set for 2013 and 2014

SECTION    1.    Notwithstanding the annual fee prescribed pursuant to Section 56-3-2332 of the 1976 Code, for the standard license plate issued to an automobile manufacturer for vehicles used in a benefit program for the manufacturer's employees or for testing, distribution, evaluation, and promotion, the registration fee for applications filed in 2013 and 2014 is seven hundred two dollars. In accounting for the revenue of this fee for applications filed in 2013 and 2014, twenty dollars is credited to the general fund of the State and the amount required to be remitted to a local government is six hundred eighty-two dollars. In the case of employees participating in the benefit program who reside outside of this State, the entire fee must be credited to the general fund of the State.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect January 1, 2013.

Ratified the 23rd day of May, 2012.

Approved the 25th day of May, 2012.

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