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S*0196 (Rat #0181, Act #0155 of 2010) General Bill, By McConnell
Summary: Gas
    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
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12/17/08Senate Prefiled
12/17/08Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/09Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-162
01/13/09Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-162
01/23/09Senate Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
04/02/09Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary SJ-6
04/02/09Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-6
04/06/09 Scrivener's error corrected
04/15/09Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-19
04/15/09Senate Read second time SJ-19
04/16/09 Scrivener's error corrected
04/21/09Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
04/22/09House Introduced and read first time HJ-16
04/22/09House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16
03/24/10House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-31
04/20/10House Read second time HJ-21
04/21/10House Read third time and enrolled HJ-13
05/06/10 Ratified R 181
05/13/10 Became law without Governor's signature
05/21/10 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
05/25/10 Act No. 155



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