A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-1020, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HABITUAL OFFENDER", SO AS TO PROVIDE THE SUSPENSION OF A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY A TRAFFIC TICKET SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE PERSON BEING CONSIDERED AN "HABITUAL OFFENDER".
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2018
Last action Apr 9, 2018
Floor votes · House Apr 5, 2018
How they voted
101–0
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 121
Apr 5, 2018
D
Democratic43
83% Yea
R
Republican78
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 9, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Apr 9, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Apr 6, 2018
House · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
Apr 5, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-20)
Apr 3, 2018
House · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Feb 28, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Feb 28, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beth Bernstein
DDemocratic
P
Cezar E. McKnight
DDemocratic
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Justin Bamberg
DDemocratic
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Pendarvis
DDemocratic
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
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