S 0078 General Bill, By Holland
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 33-4-101, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CORPORATE NAMES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AN ASSUMED OR FICTITIOUS NAME WHICH INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OR LOCATION OF THE DOMESTIC CORPORATION; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-106, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CORPORATE NAMES OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AN ASSUMED OR FICTITIOUS NAME WHICH INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OR LOCATION OF THE FOREIGN CORPORATION; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 33-41-315, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AN ASSUMED OR FICTITIOUS NAME WHICH INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OR LOCATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP; AND BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-37, SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE USE OF AN ASSUMED OR FICTITIOUS NAME TO INTENTIONALLY MISREPRESENT THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OR LOCATION OF ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY AS AN UNLAWFUL TRADE PRACTICE.
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01/14/97	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-110
01/14/97	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-110
01/30/97	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-17
02/04/97	Senate	Read second time SJ-20
02/05/97	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
02/05/97	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-19
02/05/97	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-19
05/27/98	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-70
06/02/98	House	Amended HJ-56
06/02/98	House	Read second time HJ-57
06/03/98	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, June 4, 1998 HJ-14
06/04/98	House	Debate adjourned HJ-178