Motor vehicle financial responsibility
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-286, RELATING TO THE SUSPENSION OF LICENSES OR PERMITS OR THE DENIAL OF ISSUANCE OF LICENSES OR PERMITS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE WHO DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES WITH A CERTAIN ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE PERSONS, AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF NOTICES OF SUSPENSIONS, MAY ENROLL IN THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE THE PERIOD OF TIME THE IGNITION INTERLOCK MUST BE MAINTAINED ON TEMPORARY ALCOHOL LICENSES, TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN PERSONS CAN OBTAIN TEMPORARY ALCOHOL LICENSES WITHOUT INTERLOCK RESTRICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE, IF SUSPENSIONS ARE UPHELD, THE PERSONS MUST ENROLL IN THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PROGRAM; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2951, RELATING TO SUSPENSIONS OF LICENSES FOR THE REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO TESTING OR FOR CERTAIN ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE PERSONS MAY ENROLL IN THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PROGRAM AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE NOTICES OF SUSPENSION, TO PROVIDE FEES ASSESSED UNDER THIS PROVISION MUST BE HELD IN TRUST UNTIL THE FINAL DISPOSITIONS OF CONTESTED HEARINGS, TO PROVIDE IF SUSPENSIONS ARE UPHELD AT CONTESTED HEARINGS, THE PERSONS MUST ENROLL IN THE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE IF THE SUSPENSIONS ARE OVERTURNED, THE FEES MUST BE REIMBURSED TO THE PERSONS AND THEIR DRIVING PRIVILEGES MUST BE REINSTATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House Feb 7, 2023
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
5
Amendments
6
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)
senate
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 7, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-2-13)
house
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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