S 150 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Rental Kart Age Act

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA RENTAL KART AGE ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 41-18-30, RELATING TO APPLICABILITY AND EXCEPTIONS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT RIDES SAFETY CODE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS FOR PEOPLE OPERATING RENTAL KARTS, TO PROVIDE RENTAL KARTS OPERATED BY PEOPLE UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS AND ROLLOVER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, TO REVISE MANDATORY SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 41-18-40, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES SAFETY CODE, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

41–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 46

Mar 19, 2025

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican34

31 Yea 3

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 29, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (99-0-15)

house

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-0-5)

senate

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Dec 11, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors