SC H4548 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 62-24)
Status: Passed on June 9 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-06-09 - Act No. 231
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Require A Motor Vehicle Dealer Who Charges A Closing Fee To Pay A Registration Fee And The Fee Must Be Included In The Advertised Price Of The Motor Vehicle; To Define The Term Closing Fee; To Establish The Procedures A Dealer Shall Undertake Before Charging A Closing Fee And To Authorize The Department Of Consumer Affairs To Determine Whether A Closing Fee Is Reasonable; To Provide That A Dealer Who Complies With Certain Statutory Requirements May Lawfully Charge A Closing Fee, To Allow A Motor Vehicle Dealer To Assert Any Defenses Provided To A Creditor Pursuant To Title 37, And To Allow A Purchaser Injured Or Damaged By The Action Of A Motor Vehicle Dealer In Violation Of Certain Statutory Requirements May Assert The Remedies Available Pursuant To Title 37; To Authorize The Department Of Consumer Affairs To Administer And Enforce Motor Vehicle Dealer Closing Fees; And To Express The Intent Of The General Assembly

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Title

Closing fees on motor vehicle sales contract

Sponsors

Rep. William Sandifer [R]Rep. Michael Forrester [R]Rep. McLain Toole [R]Rep. Jimmy Bales [D]
Rep. William Chumley [R]Rep. James Burns [R]Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]Rep. Merita Allison [R]
Rep. Edward Tallon [R]Rep. Phyllis Henderson [R]Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]Rep. Michael Sottile [R]
Rep. William Crosby [R]Rep. Steve Moss [R]Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]Rep. Richard Yow [R]
Rep. Gregory Duckworth [R]Rep. Heather Crawford [R]Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]Rep. Russell Fry [R]
Rep. William Herbkersman [R]Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]Rep. William Hixon [R]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R]Rep. Davey Hiott [R]Rep. Bill Taylor [R]Rep. Peter McCoy [R]
Rep. Dennis Moss [R]Rep. Neal Collins [R]Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]Rep. Carl Anderson [D]
Rep. Roger Kirby [D]Rep. Michael Pitts [R]Rep. Christopher Corley [R]Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]
Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]Rep. Kirkman Finlay [R]Rep. Chip Huggins [R]Rep. Russell Ott [D]
Rep. Jerry Govan [D]Rep. Robert Riley [R]Rep. Mark Willis [R]Rep. Anne Thayer [R]
Rep. Raye Felder [R]Rep. Donna Wood [R]Rep. Gary Simrill [R]Rep. Grady Brown [D]
Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]Rep. Mike Ryhal [R]Rep. John King [D]
Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]Rep. David Mack [D]Rep. Samuel Rivers [R]
Rep. Robert Ridgeway [D]Rep. Gary Clary [R]Rep. Norman Brannon [R]Rep. Todd Atwater [R]
Rep. Joseph Daning [R]Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]Rep. Michael Anthony [D]Rep. Joseph McEachern [D]
Rep. Harold Mitchell [D]Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]Rep. David Weeks [D]Rep. Patsy Knight [D]
Rep. Derham Cole [R]Rep. Wayne George [D]Rep. Jenny Horne [R]Rep. Garry Smith [R]
Rep. Murrell Smith [R]Rep. Robert Williams [D]Rep. Harry Limehouse [R]Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]Rep. Terry Alexander [D]Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Brian White [R]Rep. Kit Spires [R]Rep. Robert Brown [D]Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]
Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]

Roll Calls

2016-05-26 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2016-05-17 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 98 N: 7 NV: 6 Abs: 13) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-06-09 Act No. 231
2016-06-09 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2016-06-03 Signed By Governor
2016-06-02 Ratified R 265
2016-05-26HouseRoll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
2016-05-26HouseConcurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2016-05-19SenateRead third time and returned to House with amendments
2016-05-17SenateRoll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2016-05-17SenateRead second time
2016-05-17SenateAmended
2016-05-11SenateSpecial order, set for May 11, 2016
2016-04-13SenateAmended
2016-04-13 Scrivener's error corrected
2016-04-12SenateAmended
2016-03-03 Scrivener's error corrected
2016-03-02SenateCommittee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Judiciary
2016-02-25SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-02-25SenateIntroduced and read first time
2016-02-25HouseRead third time and sent to Senate
2016-02-24 Scrivener's error corrected
2016-02-23HouseRoll call Yeas-98 Nays-7
2016-02-23HouseRead second time
2016-02-23HouseAmended
2016-02-23HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gagnon
2016-02-11HouseRequests for debate-Rep
2016-02-11HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Spires, R.L.Brown, Gilliard, Dillard
2016-02-10HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Stavrinakis, Newton
2016-02-10HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2016-02-09HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Knight, Cole, George, Horne, G.R.Smith, G.M.Smith, Williams, Limehouse, Pope, Gambrell
2016-02-04HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Hayes, Mack, Rivers, Ridgeway, Clary, Brannon, Atwater, Daning, Bannister, Anthony, McEachern, Mitchell, Erickson
2016-02-03HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Loftis
2016-02-02HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill, G.A.Brown, Bedingfield, Stringer, Ryhal
2016-01-28HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott, Govan, Riley, Willis, Thayer, Felder, Hicks
2016-01-26HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Hamilton, Finlay, Huggins
2016-01-21HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Corley
2016-01-20HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
2016-01-13HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, Sottile, Crosby, V.S.Moss, Jefferson, Yow, Duckworth, H.A.Crawford, Jordan, Fry, Herbkersman, Lowe, Goldfinch, Hixon, Norman, Hiott, Taylor, McCoy, D.C.Moss, Collins, Rutherford, Anderson, Kirby
2016-01-12HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2016-01-12HouseIntroduced and read first time
2015-12-10HouseReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2015-12-10HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
372307(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4548&session=121&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20151210.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160210.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160223.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160224.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160302.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160303.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160412.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160413.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160413A.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/4548_20160517.htm
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=10841
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=11775
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=11897

Bill Comments

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