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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11026cz19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4739
Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Preexisting conditions on service contracts
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/18/2018 House Prefiled
12/18/2018 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
1/8/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 215)
1/8/2019 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 215)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-78-55 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PREEXISTING CONDITION ON PROPERTY COVERED UNDER A SERVICE CONTRACT MAY NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS A PREEXISTING CONDITION THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE PROVIDER PROVIDES NOTICE OF THE PREEXISTING CONDITION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 78, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-78-55. A provider who discovers a defect on the property covered under a service contact before the effective date of the contract must notify the contract holder of the preexisting condition. No more than thirty days after the contract holder receives the notice the property must be treated as if the defect did not exist under the terms of the service contract."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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