South Carolina Senate Bill 196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-25 - Act No. 155

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 15-3-690 SO AS TO PROVIDE A LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS DEALER IS IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR AN INJURY OR DAMAGE PROXIMATELY CAUSED BY A LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEM OR GAS BURNING APPLIANCE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, AND TO LIMIT APPLICABILITY OF THE SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-82-270, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY A PROPANE SUPPLIER BEFORE BEGINNING WORK ON A SYSTEM SUPPLIED BY A LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SUPPLIER, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CONSUMER, OWNER, END USER, OR PERSON WHO ALTERS OR MODIFIES HIS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS EQUIPMENT, GAS BURNING APPLIANCE, OR SYSTEM INSTALLED BY A LICENSED DEALER MUST NOTIFY THE LICENSED DEALER WHO NEXT FILLS OR OTHERWISE SERVICES HIS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SYSTEM THAT THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, TO PROVIDE THE LICENSED DEALER MUST NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS IN WRITING AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY OF THE CUSTOMER'S STATUTORY OBLIGATION OF NOTIFICATION IN REGARD TO MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR PROPANE APPLIANCES OR SYSTEMS, AND TO PROVIDE THIS NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT DISCLOSURE AND NOT A PART OF OTHER SAFETY LITERATURE GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS. - ratified title

Provide A Consumer, Owner, End User, Or Person Who Alters Or Modifies His Liquefied Petroleum Gas Equipment, Gas Burning Appliance, Or System Installed By A Licensed Dealer Must Notify The Licensed Dealer Who Next Fills Or Otherwise Services His Liquefied Petroleum Gas System That This Work Has Been Performed, To Provide The Licensed Dealer Must Notify Their Customers In Writing At Least Once Annually Of The Customer's Statutory Obligation Of Notification In Regard To Modifications To Their Propane Appliances Or Systems, And To Provide This Notice To Customers Should Be Provided In A Separate And Distinct Disclosure And Not A Part Of Other Safety Literature Given To Customers. - Ratified Title

Sen. Glenn McConnell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-25		Act No. 155
2010-05-21		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2010-05-13		Became law without Governor's signature
2010-05-06		Ratified R 181
2010-04-21		Read third time and enrolled HJ-13
2010-04-20		Read second time HJ-21
2010-03-24		Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-31
2009-04-22		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16
2009-04-22		Introduced and read first time HJ-16
2009-04-21		Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
2009-04-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-15		Read second time SJ-19
2009-04-15		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-19
2009-04-06		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-04-02		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-6
2009-04-02		Polled out of committee Judiciary SJ-6
2009-01-23		Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-162
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-162
2008-12-17		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-17		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	3	690	(n/a)	See Bill Text
40	82	270	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=196&session=118