Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:875 Primary Sponsor:Macaulay Committee Number:27 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Preneed burial contracts Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Date Tabled:Apr 14, 1992 Computer Document Number:BR1/1415.AC Introduced Date:Apr 10, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Jan 21, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 14, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Macaulay Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 875 House Apr 14, 1992 Tabled in Committee 27 875 House Jan 23, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 27 referred to Committee 875 Senate Jan 22, 1992 Read third time, sent to House 875 Senate Jan 21, 1992 Amended, read second time 875 Senate Jan 15, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 11 with amendment 875 Senate Apr 10, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
January 21, 1992
S. 875
S. Printed 1/21/92--S.
Read the first time April 10, 1991.
TO AMEND SECTION 32-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS USED IN THE PRENEED BURIAL CONTRACTS, SO AS TO ADD THE DEFINITION OF `COMMON TRUST FUND'; AND TO AMEND SECTION 32-7-20, RELATING TO PRENEED BURIAL CONTRACTS, PAYMENTS, AND TRUST FUNDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF FUNDS RECEIVED FOR A PRENEED BURIAL VAULT MUST BE HELD BY THE SELLER IN TRUST.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 32-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"(8) `Common trust fund' means a trust in which the proceeds of more than one funeral contract may be held by the trustee."
SECTION 2. Section 32-7-20(A)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) When any a vault is sold preneed by a seller in accordance with this chapter, one hundred percent of actual cost to funds received by the seller at the time of payment must be held as trust funds and deposited in a financial institution."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor except for Section 1, which is effective for taxable years beginning after 1991.