S 812 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Stop-as-Yield Law

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-970, RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES AND TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3530 SO AS TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

42–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 44

Apr 1, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

30 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% 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 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

May 6, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (85-17-12)

house

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-1-1)

senate

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Transportation

upper

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors