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IntroducedDec 05, 2024
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL REVISIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION.
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Senate • Apr 16, 2025: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
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Senate Calendar: STATEWIDE SECOND READING BILLS
Position: 44
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on H 3276
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Votes
YES: 53
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bauer, Heather
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Martin, David
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- Moss, Dennis C.
- James M. "Mike" Neese
- Newton, Brandon
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Robbins, Robby
- Sanders, Richard B.
- Schuessler, Carla
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Vaughan, David
- Whitmire, William R.
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
NO: 39
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Beach, Thomas
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Chumley, William M.
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Cromer, April
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Frank, Stephen
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Huff, William C.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- King, John Richard C.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Luck, Jason S.
- Magnuson, Josiah
- May, Robert J., III
- McCravy, John R., III
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- Moore, Travis A.
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Rose, Seth
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Weeks, J. David
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Williams, Robert Q.
NOT VOTING: 20
- Alexander, Terry
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Burns, James Mikell
- Clyburn, William
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Guffey, Brandon
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Hiott, David R.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Moore, JA
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Sessions, Heath
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Yow, Richard L.
EXCUSED: 10
YES: 85
- Alexander, Terry
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bauer, Heather
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Luck, Jason S.
- Martin, David
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- James M. "Mike" Neese
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Sanders, Richard B.
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Vaughan, David
- Waters, Courtney S.
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Whitmire, William R.
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 25
- Beach, Thomas
- Bowers, Phillip
- Burns, James Mikell
- Chumley, William M.
- Cromer, April
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Guffey, Brandon
- Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Huff, William C.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Magnuson, Josiah
- May, Robert J., III
- McCravy, John R., III
- Morgan, T. Alan
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Williams, Robert Q.
NOT VOTING: 7
EXCUSED: 6
Actions
- Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
- Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-25
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Anderson, Rivers, Schuessler
- Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Long, Gibson, Frank, Edgerton, Magnuson, Kilmartin, White, Terribile, Chumley, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff, Williams, McDaniel, Grant, Garvin, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Rose, Kirby, Hosey, Taylor
- Amended
- Debate adjourned
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-27-25
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- Mar 25, 2025 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Henderson-Myers, Erickson, Bradley
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 05, 2024 | House
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
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- 03/20/2025HTML
- 03/25/2025HTML
- 03/27/2025HTML
- 04/09/2025HTML
- 04/09/2025-AHTML
- 04/16/2025HTML
- Latest VersionHTML
- House Amendment number 1 (Adopt Amendment 1 Passed, 03/25/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 2 (03/27/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 4sub (04/09/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 7 (Table Amendment 7 Failed, 04/09/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 8 (04/09/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 9 (04/09/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 10sub (04/09/2025)HTML
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