republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-4244.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Service contract requirements"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF \"SERVICE CONTRACT\" AND \"WARRANTY\" AND TO DEFINE THE TERMS \"ROAD HAZARD\", \"THEFT PROTECTION PROGRAM\", AND \"THEFT PROTECTION PROGRAM WARRANTY\"; TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-30, RELATING TO SERVICE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE A SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDER THAT INSURES THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER A REIMBURSEMENT INSURANCE POLICY FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-50, RELATING TO REQUIRED PROVISIONS IN SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A CERTAIN DISCLOSURE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4244"
citation: "South Carolina H 4244 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sandifer"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-13"
last_action: "2020-02-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/502842c8-f69f-4b0f-a490-e10689022752"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4244&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "fcd29e955cdfc6f830056e9bcb7fbb78429fe4276e5430226c5dba11b4b86e8b"
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 H 4244 (2019-2020) — Service contract requirements

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "SERVICE CONTRACT" AND "WARRANTY" AND TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ROAD HAZARD", "THEFT PROTECTION PROGRAM", AND "THEFT PROTECTION PROGRAM WARRANTY"; TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-30, RELATING TO SERVICE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE A SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDER THAT INSURES THEIR OBLIGATIONS UNDER A REIMBURSEMENT INSURANCE POLICY FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-78-50, RELATING TO REQUIRED PROVISIONS IN SERVICE CONTRACTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A CERTAIN DISCLOSURE. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/4244.htm)
2. **1/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20200115.htm)
3. **3/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190313.htm)
4. **3/26/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190326.htm)
5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190327.htm)
6. **4/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190402.htm)
7. **4/3/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190403.htm)
8. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190501.htm)
9. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4244_20190507.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment 2A — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2019-04-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **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`
- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-01-15** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2020-01-15** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2020-01-21** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2020-01-21** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2020-01-29** Ratified R 117
- **2020-02-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-05** Effective date See Act
- **2020-02-07** Act No. 115

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/502842c8-f69f-4b0f-a490-e10689022752`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).