House Amendment 1
H 4609 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Golf carts

The Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs proposes the following amendment (LC-4609.CM0002H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 56-2-105(F)(3) and inserting:

  (3) In a county with a population of no less than one hundred fifty thousand and no more than two hundred fifty thousand personsall counties:
   (a) if a municipality has jurisdiction over a barrier island, thea municipality may enact an ordinance allowing for the operation of a golf cart at night on in designated portions areas of the barrier island within the municipality, provided the golf cart is equipped with working headlights and rear lights; or
   (b) if a barrier island or county area is not within the jurisdiction of a municipality, the county in which the barrier island or county area is located may enact an ordinance allowing for the operation of a golf cart at night on in designated portions of the county, provided the golf cart is equipped with working headlights and rear lights.
 If a municipality or county enacts an ordinance allowing golf carts to operate at night,the ordinance shall contain a description of the boundary of the designated area on a barrier island, the requirements of subsection (C), other than operation in daylight hours only, shall still apply to all permitted golf carts.