South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 24

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Jackson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5625cm09.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Wireless communication

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-83
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-83

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3845 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY BY ORDINANCE MAY RESTRICT THE OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHO IS COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER PERSON BY WAY OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO THE USE OF A HANDS-FREE DEVICE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 31, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-5-3845.    A municipal governing body by ordinance may restrict the operator of a motor vehicle who is communicating with another person by way of a wireless communications device to the use of a hands-free device while the vehicle is in motion."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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