republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3755.md

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Bill	Auto insurance coverage	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RENEWAL OF AN AUTOMOBILE COVERAGE POLICY AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "REDUCTION IN COVERAGE"; TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-120, RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CANCELLATION OR THE REFUSAL TO RENEW A POLICY, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR AN INSURER TO RENEW A POLICY WITH A REDUCTION IN COVERAGE AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION IN COVERAGE; AND TO EXTEND THE REDEMPTION PERIOD FOR TWELVE MONTHS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 3755	South Carolina H 3755 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Anderson Sandifer Spires	9	27	4	2019-01-24	2020-10-07	openstates	ocd-bill/b0b5d4e1-86ba-45e5-852d-70530f199b90	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3755&session=123&summary=B	7fb658bf896c75fb8a91c843c084ff741893dcb2a9bb7ab4d5d8120549800a43	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3755 (2019-2020) — Auto insurance coverage

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RENEWAL OF AN AUTOMOBILE COVERAGE POLICY AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "REDUCTION IN COVERAGE"; TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-120, RELATING TO NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CANCELLATION OR THE REFUSAL TO RENEW A POLICY, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR AN INSURER TO RENEW A POLICY WITH A REDUCTION IN COVERAGE AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION IN COVERAGE; AND TO EXTEND THE REDEMPTION PERIOD FOR TWELVE MONTHS. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/24/2019 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/28/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/19/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/1/2019 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/7/2019 (committee substitute) — source
7. 9/15/2020 (committee substitute) — source
8. 9/22/2020 (committee substitute) — source
9. 9/23/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Adopt Amendment 1a — 103–2 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 78–15 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 92–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Spires — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-01-24 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-24 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2019-02-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
• 2019-02-28 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-03-06 Roll call Yeas-78 Nays-15
• 2019-03-07 Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-19-19
• 2019-03-19 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-03-19 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-03-19 Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-4
• 2019-03-20 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-03-20 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2019-05-01 Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-05-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-09-15 Amended amendment-passage
• 2020-09-15 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2020-09-22 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2020-09-22 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
• 2020-09-22 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2020-09-23 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-09-23 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2020-09-23 Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-0
• 2020-09-25 Ratified R 175
• 2020-09-30 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2020-10-07 Effective date 09/30/20
• 2020-10-07 Act No. 174

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b0b5d4e1-86ba-45e5-852d-70530f199b90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).