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H 3169 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Driving without a license

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-440, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE AND SUMMARY COURT JURISDICTION FOR THIS OFFENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO VIOLATE THIS PROVISION AND ALSO ARE FOUND TO BE UNDOCUMENTED ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeAdds penalties for undocumented aliens driving without license, expanding criminalization and increasing enforcement penalties without reform indicators.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill explicitly targets undocumented immigrants with additional penalties for driving without license, increasing state enforcement against undocumented status.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025
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Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Party
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P
Photo of Bill Chumley
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
SC
35
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Photo of Josiah Magnuson
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
SC
38
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Photo of Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach
RRepublican
SC
10