South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A280, R429, H4797

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Townsend
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5763cm04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1010

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2004
Last Amended on June 2, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2004
Governor's Action: July 16, 2004, Signed

Summary: Driver's licenses, beginners permit

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/19/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   2/19/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-8
   3/17/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-50
   3/23/2004  House   Read second time HJ-95
   3/24/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-11
   3/24/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   3/24/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-11
   5/25/2004  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation SJ-15
   5/27/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-214
   5/27/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-214
   5/27/2004  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-214
    6/1/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-47
    6/1/2004  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-47
    6/2/2004  House   Senate amendment amended HJ-38
    6/2/2004  House   Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-38
    6/2/2004  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-42
    6/3/2004          Ratified R 429
   7/16/2004          Signed By Governor
   7/26/2004          Copies available
   7/26/2004          Effective date 07/16/04
   7/28/2004          Act No. 280

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/19/2004
3/17/2004
5/25/2004
5/27/2004
6/1/2004
6/2/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A280, R429, H4797)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BEGINNER'S PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE ENROLLED IN A HIGH SCHOOL DRIVER'S TRAINING COURSE IS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A BEGINNER'S PERMIT TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-6140 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES PROVIDING A COPY OF MOVING VIOLATION CHARGES AGAINST A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN TO THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE USED DURING THE VIOLATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Beginner's driver's permit

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-50(E)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 258 of 1998, is further amended to read:

"(1)    a student at least fifteen years of age regularly enrolled in a high school of this State which conducts a driver's training course while the student is participating in the course and when accompanied by a qualified instructor of the course; and"

Repeal

SECTION    2.    Section 56-5-6140 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.

Approved the 16th day of July, 2004.

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