H*3377 (Rat #0081, Act #0038 of 1991) General Bill, By J.V. Gregory, Boan, J. Brown, Kirsh, E.L. Nettles, P.E. Short and Wilkins
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Sections 40-6-200, 40-6-210, 40-6-220, and 40-6-230 so as to provide for an Auctioneer Recovery Fund; to amend Section 40-6-40, relating to the Auctioneers' Commission, so as to change the reference to experienced auctioneer members to licensed auctioneer members, require at least one member not to be connected with the auction business, and delete obsolete provisions; to amend Section 40-6-60, as amended, relating to general requirements for licenses, so as to delete the residency requirement; to amend Section 40-6-70, relating to apprentice auctioneer licenses, so as to delete the requirement for statements on character; to amend Section 40-6-80, as amended, relating to application and examination for licenses, so as to change the required time to serve as an apprentice from two years to one year and delete the requirement for statements on character; to amend Section 40-6-130, relating to auctioneers licensed in another state, so as to revise the circumstances under which nonresident auctioneers may be granted a South Carolina license; to amend Section 40-6-140, as amended, relating to license fees, so as to delete the references to specific fees and provide for the Commission to establish them by regulation; to repeal Section 40-6-100 relating to bonds of licensees; and to reauthorize the existence of the Auctioneers' Commission for six years.
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01/31/91	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-449
01/31/91	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-449
03/06/91	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-7
03/19/91	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 20, 1991 HJ-38
03/20/91	House	Amended HJ-17
03/20/91	House	Read second time HJ-17
03/21/91	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-7
03/21/91	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-17
03/21/91	Senate	Referred to Committee on General SJ-18
04/02/91	Senate	Recalled from Committee on General SJ-18
04/02/91	Senate	Read second time SJ-18
04/02/91	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-18
04/10/91	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-112
04/18/91		Ratified R 81
04/24/91		Signed By Governor
04/24/91		Effective date 04/24/91
04/24/91		Act No. 38
05/03/91		Copies available