H 3961 (Rat #0176) General Bill, By Townsend
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-2115 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED FROM DRIVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE MAY BE RE-EXAMINED TO OBTAIN A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2030, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2060, RELATING TO AN EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING THE OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE BY HIS EMPLOYEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY ALLOWS, PERMITS, OR AUTHORIZES A PERSON TO DRIVE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DURING A PERIOD WHICH THE VEHICLE OR DRIVER IS SUBJECT TO AN OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2070, RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS AGAINST AND EXCEPTIONS TO CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS AGAINST DRIVING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO ILLEGALLY OPERATES A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2080, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DRIVER SKILLS TEST, CERTAIN PERSONS TO WHOM A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE MAY NOT BE ISSUED, AND THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMIT, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT PERMIT A WAIVER OF THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE SKILLS TESTS TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE APPLICANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2100, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASSIFICATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, AND RESTRICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-2120, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST DRIVING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH A MEASURABLE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL, SO AS TO PROHIBIT AN ON-DUTY DRIVER OF A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FROM POSSESSING AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE MANIFEST AND TRANSPORTED AS PART OF THE SHIPMENT; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-5315 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN THE OPERATION OF AN INTERMODAL TRAILER, CHASSIS, OR CONTAINER.-AMENDED TITLE
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04/10/97	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-84
04/10/97	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-85
04/24/97	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-2
04/29/97	House	Amended HJ-74
04/29/97	House	Read second time HJ-76
04/30/97	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
05/01/97	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-33
05/01/97	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-33
05/15/97	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-5
05/21/97	Senate	Read second time SJ-37
05/21/97	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-37
05/22/97	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-25
06/04/97		Ratified R 176
06/10/97		Vetoed by Governor
06/17/97	House	Veto sustained Yeas-87 Nays-6 HJ-91