Service contracts
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTIONS 38-78-55 AND 37-6-120 BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO AUTOMATIC RENEWAL PROVISION IN A SERVICE CONTRACT IS ENFORCEABLE UNLESS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 38-78-20 AND 37-1-301, BOTH RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2023
Signed May 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2024 · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Mar 19, 2024
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 20, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-19)
house
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-2)
senate
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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