South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 4953

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Nanney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\26118dg14.docx

Introduced in the House on March 20, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Texting while driving

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/20/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17)
   3/20/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 17)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/20/2014

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-7-320 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MUNICIPALITY IMPOSES A FINE FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE MUNICIPALITY MUST ERECT SIGNS NOTIFYING DRIVERS OF THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS AND THE ORDINANCE ON EVERY ROAD AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE MUNICIPALITY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 7, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 5-7-320.    If a municipal council adopts an ordinance that imposes a fine for texting while driving, then the municipality must erect signs notifying drivers of the municipal limits and the ordinance. The signs must be erected on every road at the entrance to the municipality. The municipality may not impose the fine until the provisions of this section are satisfied."

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

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