A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 7, TO ENACT THE "PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME PROHIBITION ACT", TO PROVIDE THAT PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES CONSTITUTE UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 39-5-30, RELATING TO PYRAMID CLUBS AND SIMILAR OPERATIONS.
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Introduced Mar 23, 2017
Last action May 9, 2017
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May 9, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Apr 27, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
Mar 23, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Mar 23, 2017
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
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Thomas Alexander
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