AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER LICENSE PLATE MAY BE USED BY A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYING THE LICENSE PLATE IS PART OF A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM AND THE PLATE IS GIVEN TO THE PERSON BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER MAY BE ISSUED TWO PLATES FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AND A DEALER PARTICIPATING IN A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM MAY BE ISSUED TWO ADDITIONAL PLATES FOR EACH FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD BEYOND THE INITIAL TWENTY DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 28, 2017
Signed May 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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