South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4612

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bales and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5083cm14.docx

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2014
Last Amended on June 5, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Uniform traffic laws

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/6/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
    2/6/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
   4/29/2014  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 35)
   4/30/2014  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
    5/1/2014  House   Amended (House Journal-page 33)
    5/1/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 33)
    5/1/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 33)
    5/1/2014  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 35)
    5/2/2014  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
    5/6/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
    5/6/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   5/15/2014  Senate  Polled out of committee Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/15/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/27/2014  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 27)
   5/28/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/3/2014  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 39)
    6/4/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/4/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 71)
    6/4/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 71)
    6/5/2014  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 27)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/6/2014
4/29/2014
5/1/2014
5/15/2014
5/27/2014
5/28/2014
6/3/2014
6/4/2014
6/5/2014

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Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

June 5, 2014

H. 4612

Introduced by Reps. Bales and Whipper

S. Printed 6/5/14--S.

Read the first time May 6, 2014.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THE STATE'S UNIFORM TRAFFIC LAWS UPON THE STATE'S POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THAT ENACTS AN ORDINANCE, RULE, OR REGULATION THAT IMPOSES A FINE FOR AN OFFENSE THAT EXCEEDS THE FINE IMPOSED BY A SIMILAR OFFENSE CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER MAY NOT COLLECT AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM FINE CONTAINED IN THE SIMILAR OFFENSE CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 7, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-7-11.    A state statute pursuant to the provisions of this chapter preempts any local ordinance, rule, or regulation which alters, amends, or otherwise conflicts with a state statute; and a political subdivision, county, or municipality may not enact or enforce any such local ordinance, rule, or regulation. The provisions of this section do not preempt a local ordinance, rule, or regulation that permits the use of a golf cart in designated areas within the political subdivision, county, or municipality."

SECTION    2.    Section 56-5-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-30.    The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this State and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein, and no local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance, rule, or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this chapter unless expressly authorized herein. The provisions of this section do not preempt a local ordinance, rule, or regulation that permits the use of a golf cart in designated areas within the political subdivision, county, or municipality. Local authorities may, however, subject to the limitations prescribed in Section 56-5-930, adopt additional traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter."

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

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