S 585 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Registration

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN FAMILIES EVERYWHERE (SAFE) ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-115, RELATING TO DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING NOTATIONS ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NOTATION "SAFE" MAY BE ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS TO INDICATE OWNERS OF VEHICLES OR OTHER PERSONS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1910, RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HANDICAPPED" TO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14950, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES REFLECTIVE OF MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14970, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MILITARY SERVICE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "ARMED FORCES SURVIVING SPOUSE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 16, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2026

How they voted

440
Passed
Total votes 44
May 6, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 16, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-14)
house
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0)
senate
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Transportation
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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