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H5616 • 2026

Motor vehicle consignment sales

Motor vehicle consignment sales

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Sponsor
Rep. Duncan
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 14 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Motor vehicle consignment sales

Motor vehicle consignment sales

What This Bill Does

  • Motor vehicle consignment sales

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 14 )

  2. 2026-04-29 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 14 )

Official Summary Text

Motor vehicle consignment sales

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 5616: Motor vehicle consignment sales - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5616
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Duncan
Document Path: LC-0500DG26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Motor vehicle consignment sales
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/29/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 14
)

4/29/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 14
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
56-19-210
, RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIRED TO SELL OR
MORTGAGE A VEHICLE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A SOUTH CAROLINA MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER TO
SELL A MOTOR VEHICLE THROUGH CONSIGNMENT.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
56-19-210
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
56-19-210
. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale or
mortgage in this State any vehicle of a type required to be registered and
licensed in this State, or any mobile home, unless a certificate of title has
been issued therefor and is currently valid; but this provision shall not
apply to South Carolina dealers in the sale or offering for sale of new
vehicles or mobile homes for which there is a manufacturer's certificate of
origin made out to the person offering such vehicle or mobile homes for sale
, or motor vehicles offered for sale through consignment by a
South Carolina motor vehicle dealer
.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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