South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A273, R277, S800

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Sheheen and Hawkins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7455ahb05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2005
Introduced in the House on January 26, 2006
Last Amended on January 24, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on April 7, 2006
Governor's Action: May 3, 2006, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Child restraint laws

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/27/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   4/27/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-10
   1/18/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation SJ-13
   1/19/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/23/2006  Senate  Corrected and reprinted
   1/24/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-15
   1/24/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-15
   1/25/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-13
   1/26/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   1/26/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
    4/5/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
    4/5/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/6/2006  House   Read second time HJ-20
    4/6/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-21
    4/7/2006  House   Read third time and enrolled
   4/27/2006          Ratified R 277
    5/3/2006          Vetoed by Governor
    5/8/2006  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-31  Nays-3
    5/9/2006  House   Veto overridden Yeas-90  Nays 14 HJ-16
   5/16/2006          Copies available
   5/16/2006          Effective date 05/09/06
    6/8/2006          Act No. 273

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/27/2005
1/18/2006
1/19/2006
1/23/2006
1/24/2006
4/5/2006
4/5/2006-A


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

(A273, R277, S800)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6450, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF CHILD RESTRAINT LAWS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FINE FROM TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.

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

Child restraints, penalties

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-6450 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 147 of 2005, is further amended to read:

"Section 56-5-6450.    A person who violates the provisions of this article, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars. The court shall waive the fine against a person who, before, or upon the appearance date on the summons, supplies the court with evidence of acquisition, purchase, or rental of a child restraint system meeting the requirements of this article."

Savings clause

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 27th day of April, 2006.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/3/06.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/8/06.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/9/06.

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