S*0707 (Rat #0202, Act #0161 of 1993) General Bill, By Leatherman, Land, Leventis, A.S. Macaulay, Short and Thomas
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 39-5-325 so as to provide that except where permitted to meet competition, it is an unfair trade practice and unlawful for any person who is in the retail business of selling motor fuel to sell motor fuel of like grade and quality at retail at a price which is below the cost of acquiring the product plus taxes and transportation, to provide exceptions, and to require certain recordkeeping; to amend Section 39-5-350, relating to merchandising unfair trade practices and exemptions, and Section 39-3-150, relating to the provision of law that sales at less than cost for the purpose of injuring competitors is a conspiracy to form a monopoly, so as to provide that any wholesale or retail sale of motor fuel at a level below the actual cost of acquiring the product, which is permitted meet competition, shall require certain documentation of the competition's pricing; and by adding Section 39-41-255 so as to require every retail motor fuel outlet to post in a conspicuous place the self-service pump price for each type of gasoline it has available and provide for related matters.-amended title
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04/15/93	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
04/15/93	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-12
04/22/93	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-10
04/27/93	Senate	Read second time SJ-60
04/27/93	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-60
04/28/93	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
04/28/93	Senate	Reconsidered
04/29/93	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-14
05/04/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
05/04/93	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-11
05/19/93	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-19
05/26/93	House	Objection by Rep. Carnell, Cato, Fair, Stoddard, Marchbanks, Canty, HJ-76
05/26/93	House	Objection by Rep. J. Bailey & Cooper HJ-76
05/27/93	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Marchbanks, Cooper, Cato & Stoddard HJ-137
05/27/93	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Fair HJ-139
06/01/93	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. J. Bailey & Carnell HJ-63
06/01/93	House	Amended HJ-99
06/01/93	House	Objection by Rep. Haskins, D. Smith, Kirsh & Anderson HJ-99
06/02/93	House	Special order, set for Wednesday 06/02/93 after uncontested calendar (Under H 4275) HJ-10
06/02/93	House	Amended HJ-32
06/02/93	House	Read second time HJ-33
06/02/93	House	Roll call Yeas-084 HJ-33
06/03/93	House	Amended HJ-18
06/03/93	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-19
06/03/93	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-31
06/10/93		Ratified R 202
06/15/93		Signed By Governor
06/15/93		Effective date 08/14/93
06/15/93		See act for exception to or explanation of effective date
07/21/93		Act No. 161
07/21/93		Copies available