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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER LICENSE PLATE MAY BE USED BY A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYING THE LICENSE PLATE IS PART OF A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM AND THE PLATE IS GIVEN TO THE PERSON BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER MAY BE ISSUED TWO PLATES FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AND A DEALER PARTICIPATING IN A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM MAY BE ISSUED TWO ADDITIONAL PLATES FOR EACH FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD BEYOND THE INITIAL TWENTY DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER LICENSE PLATE MAY BE USED BY A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYING THE LICENSE PLATE IS PART OF A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM AND THE PLATE IS GIVEN TO THE PERSON BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER MAY BE ISSUED TWO PLATES FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AND A DEALER PARTICIPATING IN A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM MAY BE ISSUED TWO ADDITIONAL PLATES FOR EACH FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD BEYOND THE INITIAL TWENTY DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 488"
citation: "South Carolina S 488 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Campsen", "Climer", "Grooms", "Johnson", "Peeler", "Reese", "Shealy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5487ee1d-1ce2-4e26-9129-c3b1f71ccc9a"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=488&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "7ee2e4ee7e8205a0cf3628e3262df8b0e2c9eaa5edf3f519f6d60737b8ea6d01"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 488 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-2320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER LICENSE PLATE MAY BE USED BY A PERSON WHOSE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP, PROVIDED THE VEHICLE DISPLAYING THE LICENSE PLATE IS PART OF A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM AND THE PLATE IS GIVEN TO THE PERSON BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER FOR NOT MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A DEALER MAY BE ISSUED TWO PLATES FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AND A DEALER PARTICIPATING IN A MANUFACTURER PROGRAM MAY BE ISSUED TWO ADDITIONAL PLATES FOR EACH FIFTEEN VEHICLES SOLD BEYOND THE INITIAL TWENTY DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2/28/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/488_20170228.htm)
2. **3/21/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/488_20170321.htm)
3. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/488_20170329.htm)
4. **3/31/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/488_20170331.htm)
5. **5/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/488_20170504.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **361** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **980** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Climer — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Reese — primary (person)
- Shealy — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-1
- **2017-03-30** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-04-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2017-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 85
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-26** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 57
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5487ee1d-1ce2-4e26-9129-c3b1f71ccc9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).