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A8, R24, H3373

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer, Bowers, Bales, Anderson and Pinson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18314ab11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 344

Introduced in the House on January 19, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on February 15, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on March 24, 2011
Governor's Action: April 12, 2011, Signed

Summary: Automobile insurer

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   1/19/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
    2/2/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Bales, 
                        Anderson, Pinson
    2/2/2011  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
    2/3/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
    2/8/2011  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hart, King, Crawford, RL 
                        Brown, Bikas, Brady, Sandifer, Sabb, Brantley, 
                        Forrester, Atwater, JR Smith, Hardwick, Hearn, and 
                        Parker (House Journal-page 67)
    2/9/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
    2/9/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-111  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
   2/10/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 36)
   2/15/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   2/15/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   2/23/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 30)
   3/23/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   3/23/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 8)
   3/24/2011  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 10)
    4/6/2011          Ratified R 24
   4/12/2011          Signed By Governor
   4/14/2011          Effective date 04/12/11
   4/15/2011          Act No. 8

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2011
2/2/2011
2/3/2011
2/23/2011

(A8, R24, H3373)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-112, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION OF AN AUTOMOBILE INSURER FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO WRITE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AN APPLICANT OR EXISTING POLICYHOLDER, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS SECTION.

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

Automobile insurer not required to write coverage for existing policyholder

SECTION    1.    Section 38-77-112 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 38-77-112.    An automobile insurer is not required to write coverage for automobile insurance as defined in Section 38-77-30 for an applicant or existing policyholder. An insurer or producer shall retain, for at least three years, a record of its refusals of coverage including the reason for the refusal and shall furnish this information upon the request of the Director of the Department of Insurance or his designee."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 6th day of April, 2011.

Approved the 12th day of April, 2011.

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