2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3952: Consumer affairs
Legislative Summary
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
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Bill History
2/14/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
2/14/2023
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Connell, Hager, Atkinson, Moss, Stavrinakis, Yow, Mitchell, Ligon
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Williams, T.Moore, Lawson
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer, Murphy, Wooten, Cromer, Magnuson, Pope, Hixon, Forrest, M.M.Smith, Davis, Ballentine, Erickson, Guest
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott, Willis
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, White
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee, Long
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Amended
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
3/30/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
3/30/2023
Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Senate
3/31/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
4/25/2023
Recalled from Committee on Banking and Insurance
Senate
5/2/2023
Debate adjourned
Senate
5/2/2023
Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
Senate
5/3/2023
Amended
Senate
5/3/2023
Read second time
Senate
5/3/2023
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
5/4/2023
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
5/5/2023
Scrivener's error corrected
5/10/2023
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
House of Representatives
5/10/2023
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
House of Representatives
5/11/2023
Ratified R 54
5/16/2023
Signed By Governor
5/26/2023
Effective date 05/16/23
5/26/2023
Act No. 45
Roll Call Votes
House: Concur In Senate Amendments
5/10/2023
109
Yea
0
Nay
10
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
5/3/2023
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
3/29/2023
102
Yea
0
Nay
21
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/26/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 38
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Murrell Smith
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
Bruce Bannister
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Heather Crawford
Republican
William Herbkersman
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Raye Felder
Republican
Terry Alexander
Democrat
Elizabeth Wetmore
Democrat
Max Hyde
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Republican
Benjamin Connell
Republican
Bill Hager
Republican
Frank Atkinson
Democrat
Dennis Moss
Republican
Leonidas Stavrinakis
Democrat
Richard Yow
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Robert Williams
Democrat
Travis Moore
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican
Christopher Murphy
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
April Cromer
Republican
Josiah Magnuson
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Russell Ott
Democrat
Mark Willis
Republican
William Sandifer
Republican
Joe White
Republican
Brian Lawson
Republican
Kevin Hardee
Republican
Steven Long
Republican