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Bill 1159

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1159
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000216
Primary Sponsor:                  Matthews
All Sponsors:                     Matthews, Holland, Passailaigue, 
                                  Courtney, Patterson, Ford, Elliott, McGill, 
                                  McConnell, Courson, Wilson and Russell
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18121som00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Date of Last Amendment:           20000328
Subject:                          Trade practices, unfair; acceptance of 
                                  payment for insurance referral from service 
                                  provider; Consumer Affairs


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000328  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
------  20000327  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20000323  Committee report: Favorable with       02 SBI
                  amendment
Senate  20000216  Introduced, read first time,           02 SBI
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 23, 2000 - Word format
Revised on March 27, 2000 - Word format
Revised on March 28, 2000 - Word format

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 28, 2000

S. 1159

Introduced by Senators Matthews, Holland, Passailaigue, Courtney, Patterson, Ford, Elliott, McGill, McConnell, Courson, Wilson and Russell

S. Printed 3/28/00--S.

Read the first time February 16, 2000.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-170 SO AS TO DEFINE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND MAKE UNLAWFUL CERTAIN CONDUCT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE BODY REPAIR OR MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-170. It is declared an unfair trade practice and unlawful for any person who is engaged in the motor vehicle body or other motor vehicle repair business (a) to offer or make any payment to any third person for such third person's referral of an insurance claimant to the motor vehicle body or other motor vehicle repair business for motor vehicle repairs; or (b) to waive, rebate, give or pay all or part of an insurance claimant's casualty or property insurance deductible as consideration for selecting the motor vehicle body or other motor vehicle repair business."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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