Consumer affairs
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 37-2-307, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SALES CONTRACT CLOSING FEES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE CLOSING FEE TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED WITH THE ADVERTISED PRICE, TO REQUIRE THE FEE BE REASONABLE, AND TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2023 · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 3, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)
senate
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Banking and Insurance
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-20)
house
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
40 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Connell
RRepublican
P
Bill Hager
RRepublican
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Sandifer
RRepublican
P
Brandon Guffey
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Brian Lawson
RRepublican
P
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Cody Mitchell
RRepublican
P
Dennis Moss
RRepublican
P
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
P
Heath Sessions
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Joe White
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Max Hyde
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Robby Robbins
RRepublican
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Spencer Wetmore
DDemocratic
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Travis Moore
RRepublican
P
Val Guest
RRepublican
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
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