republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3101.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicle, salvage"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 40 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM \"SALVAGE POOL OPERATOR\" AND PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE POSSESSION OF A SALVAGE POOL OPERATOR WHO, UPON THE REQUEST OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY, TAKES POSSESSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIES MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE OR DOES NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN THE PROVISIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS RELATING TO SALVAGE, JUNK, AND OFF-ROAD-USE VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-480, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, LICENSE PLATES, REGISTRATION CARDS, AND MANUFACTURERS' SPECIAL PLATES FOR VEHICLES SOLD AS SALVAGE, ABANDONED, SCRAPPED, OR DESTROYED, SO AS TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE TERM, MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION APPLIES ALSO TO SALVAGE FLOOD AND SALVAGE FIRE VEHICLES, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES CERTAIN VEHICLES TO UNDERGO AN INSPECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-485, RELATING TO THE TITLE-BRAND DESIGNATION OF VEHICLES AS \"WRECKAGE\" OR \"SALVAGE\", SO AS TO DELETE THESE DESIGNATIONS AND TO PROVIDE THE TITLE-BRAND DESIGNATION MUST BE ONE THAT IS CONTAINED IN SECTION 56-1-10. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3101"
citation: "South Carolina H 3101 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Felder", "Govan"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d96c06a-f10b-4a09-aec7-eaf8fb9fd2d2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3101&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "a1566a84a167015200441deb1f2dc9da5c8719c64ce1357ad26e7e1240fc9405"
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 3101 (2021-2022) — Motor vehicle, salvage

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 40 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "SALVAGE POOL OPERATOR" AND PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE POSSESSION OF A SALVAGE POOL OPERATOR WHO, UPON THE REQUEST OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY, TAKES POSSESSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIES MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE OR DOES NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN THE PROVISIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO CREATE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS RELATING TO SALVAGE, JUNK, AND OFF-ROAD-USE VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-480, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, LICENSE PLATES, REGISTRATION CARDS, AND MANUFACTURERS' SPECIAL PLATES FOR VEHICLES SOLD AS SALVAGE, ABANDONED, SCRAPPED, OR DESTROYED, SO AS TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE TERM, MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION APPLIES ALSO TO SALVAGE FLOOD AND SALVAGE FIRE VEHICLES, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES CERTAIN VEHICLES TO UNDERGO AN INSPECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-485, RELATING TO THE TITLE-BRAND DESIGNATION OF VEHICLES AS "WRECKAGE" OR "SALVAGE", SO AS TO DELETE THESE DESIGNATIONS AND TO PROVIDE THE TITLE-BRAND DESIGNATION MUST BE ONE THAT IS CONTAINED IN SECTION 56-1-10. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3101.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3101_20201209.htm)
3. **3/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3101_20210302.htm)
4. **3/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3101_20210303.htm)
5. **3/3/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3101_20210303a.htm)
6. **4/8/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3101_20210408.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
- **2021-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2021-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2021-04-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Ratified R 40
- **2021-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** Effective date 10/25/2021
- **2021-04-30** Act No. 27

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d96c06a-f10b-4a09-aec7-eaf8fb9fd2d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).