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H. 4436
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wooten, Ballentine, Long, Erickson, Caskey, Calhoon, Wetmore, Taylor, Forrest, Hiott, Davis, Pope, Herbkersman, M.M. Smith, Robbins, Lawson, Burns, Chumley, Mitchell and Yow
Document Path: LC-0344WAB23.docx
Introduced in the House on May 4, 2023
Introduced in the Senate on March 12, 2024
Passed by the General Assembly on May 8, 2024
Summary: Emergency vehicle operators
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2023 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14) |
| 5/4/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 14) |
| 1/10/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor |
| 1/17/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Hiott, Davis, Pope, Herbkersman, M.M. Smith, Robbins |
| 1/23/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson |
| 2/6/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns, Chumley |
| 2/28/2024 | House | Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 10) |
| 3/1/2024 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 3/5/2024 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow |
| 3/6/2024 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 49) |
| 3/6/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 49) |
| 3/7/2024 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 22) |
| 3/7/2024 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22) |
| 3/12/2024 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 3/12/2024 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 6) |
| 4/25/2024 | Senate | Polled out of committee Transportation (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 4/25/2024 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Transportation (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 5/7/2024 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 87) |
| 5/7/2024 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 87) |
| 5/8/2024 | Senate | Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 81) |
| 5/15/2024 | Ratified R 213 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/4/2023
2/28/2024
3/1/2024
4/25/2024
(R213, H4436)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING VEHICLE CONTROL IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES TO AVOID INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Motorist obligations and emergency scenes
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1538(F) and (H) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(F) The driver of a vehicle shall ensure that the vehicle is kept under control when approaching or passing an emergency scene or authorized emergency vehicle stopped on or near the right-of-way of a street or highway with emergency lights flashing. The exercise of control required for a driver to comply with this section is that control possible and necessary by the driver to prevent a collision, to prevent injury to persons or property, and to avoid interference with the performance of emergency duties by emergency personnel, or interfering with the operation of an authorized emergency vehicle.
(H) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of endangering emergency services personnel or operators of authorized emergency vehicles and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.
Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2024.
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