BIL: 4641

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: House

IND: 20020205

PSP: Cato

SPO: Cato

DDN: l:\council\bills\ggs\22301cm02.doc

RBY: Senate

LAD: 20020410

SUB: Nonfranchise automobile dealers to complete pre-licensing and continuing education courses; Independent Education Advisory Board created

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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------20020528 Scrivener's error corrected

Senate 20020523 Polled out of Committee: Favorable 15 ST

Senate 20020416 Introduced, read first time, 15 ST

referred to Committee

House 20020411 Read third time, sent to Senate

House 20020410 Amended, read second time

House 20020402 Request for debate by Representative Cato

Law

Sandifer

G.M. Smith

Tripp

Loftis

Lucas

Sheheen

Hinson

Mack

J.M. Neal

Chellis

J.E. Smith

Ott

Clyburn

J. Young

House 20020326 Debate adjourned until

Wednesday, 20020327

House 20020319 Debate adjourned until

Tuesday, 20020326

------20020311 Scrivener's error corrected

House 20020306 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI

amendment

House 20020206 Referred to Committee 26 HLCI

House 20020206 Recalled from Committee 21 HEPW

House 20020205 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20020306

Revised on 20020311

Revised on 20020410

Revised on 20020523

Revised on 20020528

TXT:

POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE

MAJORITY FAVORABLE

May 23, 2002

H.4641

Introduced by Rep.Cato

S. Printed 5/23/02--S. [SEC 5/28/02 2:12 PM]

Read the first time April 16, 2002.

THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

To whom was referred a Bill (H.4641) to amend Chapter 15, Title 56, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the regulation of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, by adding Article 4, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

Has polled the Bill out majority favorable.

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 15, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS, BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 SO AS TO REQUIRE NONFRANCHISE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS TO COMPLETE CERTAIN PRELICENSING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES BEFORE BEING ISSUED A DEALER’S LICENSE OR HAVING A DEALER’S LICENSE RENEWED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND PURPOSE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH SHALL ASSIST WITH THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF NONFRANCHISE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 15, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Article 4

Nonfranchise Automobile

Dealer Prelicensing

Section 5615410. An applicant for an initial nonfranchise automobile dealer license must successfully complete at least eight hours of prelicensing education courses before he may be issued a license. At least one shareholder listed on the application for an initial nonfranchise automobile dealer license must comply with the education requirement contained in this section.

Section 5615420. The Department of Public Safety shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions contained in this article.”

SECTION 2. The provisions contained in Section 5615410 of this act take effect on January 1, 2004. The provisions contained in Section 5615420 of this act take effect upon approval by the Governor.

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