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S 0225 General Bill, By Knotts, Ford and Alexander
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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3890 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO USE A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO COMPOSE, SEND, OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS PROVISION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE POINT MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE DRIVING RECORD OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF USING A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO COMPOSE, SEND, OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
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Similar (H 3115, H 3160)
Summary: Text messaging
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3890 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO USE A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO COMPOSE, SEND, OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS PROVISION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE POINT MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE DRIVING RECORD OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF USING A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO COMPOSE, SEND, OR READ A TEXT-BASED COMMUNICATION WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
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12/08/10 | Senate | Prefiled |
12/08/10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
01/11/11 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 103) |
01/11/11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 103) |
01/28/11 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Knotts (ch), Massey, Coleman |
03/02/11 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 16) |
03/03/11 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
03/23/11 | Senate | Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 29) |
03/23/11 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 29) |
03/24/11 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 31) |
03/28/11 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
06/01/11 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 113) |