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S1036 • 2026

Rental car insurance

Rental car insurance

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Sponsor
Senators Blackmon, Verdin and Grooms Companion/Similar bill(s): 4101
Last action
2026-04-14
Official status
Scrivener's error corrected
Effective date
Not listed

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Rental car insurance

Rental car insurance

What This Bill Does

  • Rental car insurance

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-14 South Carolina Legislature

    Scrivener's error corrected

  2. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 4 )

  3. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Transportation ( Senate Journal-page 4 )

Official Summary Text

Rental car insurance

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 1036: Rental car insurance - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1036
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Blackmon, Verdin and Grooms
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4101
Document Path: SR-0587KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 19, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate
Summary: Rental car insurance
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/19/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 4
)

3/19/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

4/14/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

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legislative information
at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/19/2026
04/14/2026

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

Introduced

March 19, 2026

S. 1036

Introduced
by Senators Blackmon, Verdin and Grooms

S. Printed 3/19/26--S. [SEC
4/14/2026 2:25 PM]

Read the first time March 19, 2026

________

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
56-31-70
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RENTER OF A RENTAL VEHICLE MAY AGREE THAT IN
THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE RENTAL VEHICLE THE RENTER'S AUTOMOBILE
LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY WILL PAY UP TO ITS LIMITS OF LIABILITY BEFORE THE
RENTAL COMPANY MUST PAY.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 31, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
56-31-70
. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the renter may agree in the
rental agreement that in the event of an automobile accident involving a rental
vehicle provided by a rental company the renter's automobile liability
insurance company will pay up to its limits of liability before the rental company
must pay in accordance with Section
38-77-140
.

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

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