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South Carolina Home Owners Insurance
S. 234
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11110ab07.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance
Summary: Homeowners insurance
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/9/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-134
1/9/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-134
View the latest
< http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=234&session=117>legislative
information at the LPITS web site
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
<http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/234_20070109.htm>1/9/2007
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet
World Wide Web specifications.)
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
< http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t38c075.htm#38-75-795>38-75-795
SO
AS TO PROHIBIT THE DENIAL, CANCELLATION, OR NONRENEWAL OF HOMEOWNERS
INSURANCE BASED SOLELY ON THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE DOMESTICATED
DOGS ON THE HOMEOWNERS' PREMISES, UNLESS A SPECIFIC DOG ON THE
PREMISES HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO A PERSON.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 75, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is
amended by adding:
"Section
<http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t38c075.htm#38-75-795>38-75-795 .
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no insurer may deny an
application for homeowners insurance, cancel a policy for homeowners
insurance, or nonrenew a policy for homeowners insurance solely on
the basis that one or more domesticated dogs reside on the
homeowners' premises unless a specific dog residing on the
homeowners' premises has a documented history of causing:
(1) significant damage to real or personal property; or
(2) serious bodily injury to a person."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reese
Document Path: l:\council\bills\
Introduced in the Senate on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance
Summary: Homeowners insurance
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
------------
1/9/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-134
1/9/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance SJ-134
View the latest
<
information at the LPITS web site
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
<http://www.scstateh
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet
World Wide Web specifications.
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
<
AS TO PROHIBIT THE DENIAL, CANCELLATION, OR NONRENEWAL OF HOMEOWNERS
INSURANCE BASED SOLELY ON THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE DOMESTICATED
DOGS ON THE HOMEOWNERS' PREMISES, UNLESS A SPECIFIC DOG ON THE
PREMISES HAS A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO A PERSON.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 75, Title 38 of the 1976 Code is
amended by adding:
"Section
<http://www.scstateh
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no insurer may deny an
application for homeowners insurance, cancel a policy for homeowners
insurance, or nonrenew a policy for homeowners insurance solely on
the basis that one or more domesticated dogs reside on the
homeowners' premises unless a specific dog residing on the
homeowners' premises has a documented history of causing:
(1) significant damage to real or personal property; or
(2) serious bodily injury to a person."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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