H*3289 (Rat #0101, Act #0066 of 2017) General Bill, By G.R. Smith and Knight
Summary: Safe following distance
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1930, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISTANCE THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG A HIGHWAY, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERM "DRIVER" TO "OPERATOR" IN REGARD TO THESE VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE OPERATOR OF ANY NONLEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS AND TRAVELING IN A SERIES OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES USING COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OR ANY OTHER AUTOMATED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY. - ratified title
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12/15/16	House	Prefiled
12/15/16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/10/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 150)
01/10/17	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 150)
01/25/17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
01/26/17	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 5)
01/30/17		Scrivener's error corrected
02/01/17	House	Amended (House Journal-page 38)
02/01/17	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 38)
02/01/17	House	Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 39)
02/02/17	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 25)
02/02/17		Scrivener's error corrected
02/07/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
02/07/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 12)
04/05/17	Senate	Polled out of committee Transportation (Senate Journal-page 21)
04/05/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation
05/08/17	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 28)
05/08/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
05/08/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 28)
05/09/17	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 12)
05/10/17	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 57)
05/10/17	House	Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 57)
05/15/17		Ratified R 101
05/19/17		Signed By Governor
05/25/17		Effective date 5/19/17
05/31/17		Act No. 66