South Carolina S 767: Vehicle Glass Repair Procedures

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 767



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Ott

Document Path: SMIN-0097MW26.docx



Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance



Summary: Vehicle Glass Repair Procedures





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	1/13/2026	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 46)

	1/13/2026	Senate	Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal‑page 46)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



01/13/2026

























A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38‑57‑75, RELATING TO VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR PROCEDURES, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR FACILITIES, RATES, CONDITIONS, AND AFFILIATIONS; TO PROHIBIT STEERING; TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURES; TO REGULATE INSURER AND THIRD‑PARTY ADMINISTRATOR PRACTICES; TO ESTABLISH REIMBURSEMENT STANDARDS FOR VEHICLE GLASS REPAIR AND ADAS RECALIBRATION; TO REQUIRE FACILITY ACCREDITATION; TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO IMPOSE PENALTIES AND FEES; AND TO CREATE PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.	Section 38‑57‑75 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:



	Section 38‑57‑75.	(A) As used in this section:

		(1) “Independent Repair Facilities” means facilities identified through publicly available repositories, including, but not limited to, those maintained by the Automotive Glass Safety Council, Independent Glass Association, or the South Carolina Secretary of State’s business registry and not solely from insurer or third‑party administrator data.

		(2) “Prevailing Competitive Market Rates” means the typical prices charged by a representative cross‑section of independent and affiliated automotive glass repair, replacement, and recalibration facilities operating within a defined geographic service area in South Carolina, for substantially similar services performed under similar conditions. These rates must be based on actual retail market data and not dictated solely by an insurer, third‑party administrator, or affiliated entity.

		(3) “Local Market Conditions” means objective, verifiable factors that impact the cost of providing automotive glass services within a geographic area of South Carolina.

		(4) “Affiliation” means any direct or indirect ownership interest, shared management, shared branding, contractual control, or other arrangement that creates a financial or operational relationship between an insurer, third‑party administrator, and a vehicle glass repair facility.

		(5) “Department” means the Department of Insurance.

	(A)(B) When an insured has suffered damage to the glass of a motor vehicle, “vehicle glass”, both the insurer providing glass coverage and the third partythird‑party administrator that administers glass coverage for that insurer must may not require that repairs, replacement, or calibration of automobile safety glass be made to the insured's vehicle by at a particular facility, whether directly or indirectly affiliated with the insurer or administratorprovider of glass repair work.

	(B) In processing a vehicle glass claim, a third party administrator must immediately disclose to the insured that the third party administrator is acting on behalf of the insurer.

	(C) When a claim for motor vehicle glass repair, replacement, or advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) recalibration is reported to an insurer, the insurer or its third‑party administrator must clearly disclose:

		(1) the insured’s right to select any licensed repair facility;

		(2) whether the entity handling the claim is a third‑party administrator and not the insurer; and

		(3) whether the recommended facility has any ownership or financial affiliation with the insurer or third‑party administrator.

	(C) (D) Immediately after verification of coverage and evaluation of the damage, an insurer or third partythird‑party administrator must ascertain whether an insured has a provider of choice. An insurer or third‑party administrator:

		(1) may not misrepresent that choosing a non‑network facility will cause claim delays, reduced coverage, or loss of warranty;

		(2) shall provide a list of accredited shops that must include all known independent repair facilities located within the insured’s service area; or

		(3) may not prioritize affiliated facilities through scripts, automated call handling or electronic systems.

	(D)(E) When an insured requests to have covered glass repair work performed by a specific provider of choice, the insurer or third party administrator must determine whether the selected shop is a member of the insurer's or third party administrator's vehicle glass repair program or preferred provider list. If the provider