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Please welcome Lori Sellers as the new State Secretary
Saturday, 04 February 2012 22:54
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Be sure to thank Lori for working for us, as the State Secretary of ABATE of South Carolina.  You can contact Lori here.Lori Sellers

 
Please welcome Rhonda Horta as the new State Membership Coordinator
Saturday, 04 February 2012 22:48
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Be sure to thank Rhonda for working for us, as the State Membership Coordinator of ABATE of South Carolina.  You can contact Rhonda here.Rhonda Horta

 
Lobby Day II and III, Wed. Feb. 8th and Wed. March 14th.
Saturday, 04 February 2012 21:47
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With the helmet bill S.1046 and so much legislation this year, we are having a second and third Lobby Day.  Join us Wednesday, February 8th and again Wednesday, March 14th. We will meet at 9:00 a.m. by the John Calhoun Statue. Join in the fun and enjoy walking the halls of your State House with ABATE of SC to make sure your representatives are looking out for your best interest, not the interests of others!

 
ABATE of SC Legislative Meeting - Bills we are tracking
Saturday, 04 February 2012 21:08
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South Carolina bills:

  • S.1046 Helmet Amendment Bill. This bill will make it illegal for adults over the age of 21 to ride a motorcycle without a helmet.
  • S.0255 Raffle Bill. This bill will make it legal for non profits to have raffles, poker runs, dice games for charitable events. It may also allow Casino Nights.
  • H.4691 Equal Access Bill. This bill will allow motorcycles equal access to public facilities that are funded by tax payer dollars.
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Horry County ABATE on Myrtle Beach Bike Week
Saturday, 04 February 2012 13:02
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This is the official statement of the Horry County Chapter of ABATE on the bike week issue.

    We feel that the decision to extend the dates of the spring rally to overlap with Memorial weekend is a bad decision on the part of Phil Schoonover. The Horry County Chapter of ABATE is officially calling for a boycott of all the dealerships and clothing outlets that are owned by Phil Schoonover, and we hope that the biker community as a whole will come together with us on this boycott until such time as Mr. Schoonover retracts his plan of the over lapping dates he has proposed for this year. We feel that this is just a slap in the face towards the county council, and that this is one mans decision !!  This is not the general opinion of the larger part of the biker community. Because of this one mans decision, we have heard that the county council is considering pulling all permits for this year. We respectfully ask the council to reconsider this action. It would be very detrimental to the business community and may very well force some of the smaller mom & pop business's to close their doors due to the lack of income that they depend on during the bike rally.
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Governor Haley vows to veto all rider helmet bill S.1046
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 22:19
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Nikki HaleyCOLUMBIA, S.C. - January 10th, 2012 - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley laid out her first veto threat of the session, saying Tuesday she will reject stricter helmet rules if they reach her desk.

[read more at therepublic.com]

 
No more kids under 8 on motorcycles? Bill H.4653
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 21:56
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H 4653 General Bill, By Daning and Crosby (links to bill)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3630, RELATING TO THE MANNER IN WHICH A
MOTORCYCLE MUST BE OPERATED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT
A PERSON WHO IS SEVEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER ON A MOTORCYCLE.

01/24/12  House  Introduced and read first time
01/24/12  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Judiciary
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3630, RELATING TO THE MANNER IN WHICH A MOTORCYCLE MUST BE OPERATED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT A PERSON WHO IS SEVEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER ON A MOTORCYCLE.

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Good News! Equal Access bill H.4691 filed
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 21:14
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(from Chad Fuller, Tom McGrath's Motorcycle Law Group)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am pleased to announce that, in a time when it seems that the representatives at the State House keep filing bills that we as motorcyclists need to oppose to protect our freedoms, we now have a bill to fight for.  Today, Representative Todd Atwater filed the equal access bill we have been eagerly awaiting since this year's lobby day.  The bill is included below and has been referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works.  Please contact your representative as well as representatives on the Committee to let them know how important this bill is to us.  If we are successful, motorcyclists will no longer be denied access to the very facilities our tax dollars went to build.  I have included the contact information for each of the committee members below.  It would also be helpful if you could contact Representative Atwater, a member of ABATE, and let him know how much we appreciate his help in getting this bill introduced.  Todd's email is: ToddAtwater@schouse.gov I will forward more information as it becomes available.

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Legislative Meeting location change, Sat. Feb 4th; Meeting with Attorney General Alan Wilson, Sat. Feb 25th
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 19:01
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Arrive at 12 p.m. on the 4th to eat before the Legislative meeting.

Legislative Meeting location change, Sat. Feb 4th; Meeting with Attorney General Alan Wilson, Sat. Feb 25th

 
Rock Hill has a new Chapter Coordinator - Bill Powell
Wednesday, 21 December 2011 12:45
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Be sure to welcome Bill and thank him for his service to ABATE of South Carolina. Bill PowellBill's contact info and the Rock Hill chapter meeting/location information is in the High Country area section of the Chapters and Meetings page:

http://abatesc.com/web/Menu/chapters-and-meetings.html#hc

 
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