2001-2002 Bill 4519: Motor Vehicle License Plates, Issuance of Special to Nonprofit

BIL:4519

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:20020116

PSP:Easterday

SPO:Easterday, Campsen

DDN:l:\council\bills\ggs\22243cm02.doc

RBY:Senate

COM:Transportation Committee 15 ST

LAD:20020307

SUB:Motor vehicle license plates, issuance of special to nonprofit organizations certified under 501(C)(8) of Internal Revenue Code

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BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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Senate20020312Introduced, read first time,15 ST

referred to Committee

------20020308Scrivener's error corrected

House20020308Read third time, sent to Senate

House20020307Amended, read second time,

unanimous consent for third reading

on Friday, 20020308

House20020306Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.Campsen

House20020305Committee report: Favorable with21 HEPW

amendment

House20020116Introduced, read first time,21 HEPW

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20020305

Revised on 20020307

Revised on 20020308

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Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 7, 2002

H.4519

Introduced by Reps.Easterday and Campsen

S. Printed 3/7/02--H.[SEC 3/8/02 1:48 PM]

Read the first time January 16, 2002.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5638000, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE WHICH HAS IMPRINTED ON IT THE EMBLEM, SEAL, OR ANOTHER SYMBOL OF AN ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS OBTAINED CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(8) OF THE FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Section 5638000(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 286 of 2000, is further amended to read:

“(A)The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles or light pickups having an empty weight of six thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of nine thousand pounds or less registered in their names which may have imprinted on the plate the emblem, a seal, or other symbol the department considers appropriate of an organization which has obtained certification pursuant to either Section 501(C)(3),or 501(C)(7), or 501(C)(8) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code. The fee for this special license plate is the fee contained in Section 5632020.

The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month it is issued.”

SECTION2.Section 5638100 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 63 of 1999, is amended by adding at the end:

/ “(D)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected for the special license plate, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Public Safety to defray the expenses of the Motor Vehicle Division in producing and administering the special plate.”

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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