South Carolina House Bill 4039 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-12
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 46 TO TITLE 15 SO AS TO ENACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT UNFAIR METHODS OF REPORTING CREDIT HISTORY AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS IN THE CONDUCT OF CREDIT REPORTING ARE UNLAWFUL, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEDERAL FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AS INTERPRETED BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND FEDERAL COURTS SHALL FURNISH GUIDANCE IN CONSTRUING THIS CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR WILFUL AND NEGLIGENT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE FOR THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS TO HEAR ACTIONS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, AND TO PROVIDE, WITH EXCEPTIONS, A TWO-YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TO SEEK RELIEF PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER.

Enact The South Carolina Fair Credit Reporting Act, To Provide That Unfair Methods Of Reporting Credit History And Unfair Or Deceptive Acts In The Conduct Of Credit Reporting Are Unlawful, To Provide That The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act As Interpreted By The Federal Trade Commission And Federal Courts Shall Furnish Guidance In Construing This Chapter, To Provide Penalties For Wilful And Negligent Noncompliance With The Terms Of The Chapter, To Provide For The Jurisdiction Of The State Courts To Hear Actions Brought Pursuant To This Chapter, And To Provide, With Exceptions, A Two-year Statute Of Limitations To Seek Relief Pursuant To This Chapter.

Rep. William Bowers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-14		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-12
2009-05-14		Introduced and read first time HJ-12

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4039&session=118