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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 727: Uninsured Motorist Coverage Premiums

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 727 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on December 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Uninsured Motorist Coverage Premiums. Primary sponsor: J.D. Chaplin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-77-150, RELATING TO UNINSURED MOTORIST PROVISIONS SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INSURER MAY NOT INCREASE AN INSURED'S PREMIUM SOLELY BECAUSE THE INSURED MADE A CLAIM UNDER HIS UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE AS LONG AS THE INSURED WAS NOT AT FAULT IN THE ACCIDENT LEADING TO THE CLAIM.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.D. ChaplinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
  4. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source