South Carolina House Bill 3256

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-31 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "rural Area Support Act"; And By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 77, Title 38 So As To Require All Automobile Insurance Policies To Contain An Appraisal Clause, To Prohibit Collusion Between Automobile Insurers And Vendors, To Provide That An Insurance Policy That Covers A Person Operating A Rented Or Leased Vehicle, Regardless Of The Limitations Or Exclusions In The Operator's Policy, Shall Be Primary To A Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy In Which The Named Insured Is A Rental Company Or Affiliate Of The Rental Company, A Qualified Self Insurer, And A Bond Posted By A Rental Company Or An Affiliate Of The Rental Company For The Purpose Of Complying With Financial Responsibility, To Require Automobile Repairs To Follow Manufacturer's Instructions, To Allow An Insured To Select A Vendor For Services Arising Under An Automobile Insurance Policy; To Require Insurers To Utilize South Carolina-owned Vendors For At Least Fifty Percent Of Its Covered Services; And To Require Insurers To Pay Sales Tax For Automobile Paint When Required To Provide Car Painting Services.

Rural Area Support Act

Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]
Rep. Raye Felder [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-31	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
2023-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
2023-01-17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Kilmartin
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

H3813 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Scrivener's error corrected

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3256&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3256_20221208.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3256_20230131.htm