H*3006 (Rat #0367, Act #0317 of 2008) General Bill, By J.E. Smith, G.R. Smith, Talley, Gullick, Herbkersman, Brady, Mulvaney, Scarborough, Pinson, Shoopman, Hagood, Agnew, Stewart, Bedingfield, McLeod, Funderburk, Perry, Bales, Toole, Stavrinakis, Harrison, Vick, Ceips, Whipper and Bowen
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Summary: Bicycle Road provisions
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-160 AND 56-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "BICYCLE", SO AS TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION AND TO EXCLUDE CHILDRENS' TRICYCLES; TO AMEND ARTICLE 27, CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56, RELATING TO BICYCLISTS AND USERS OF PLAY VEHICLES, SO AS TO DEFINE "BICYCLE LANE" AND PROVIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT BLOCK BICYCLE LANES AND MUST YIELD TO BICYCLISTS IN SUCH LANES, TO PROVIDE THAT BICYCLISTS MAY, BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RIDE ON THE SHOULDER OF A ROADWAY, TO DELETE THE PROVISION REQUIRING A BICYCLIST TO USE A BIKE PATH WHEN PROVIDED, RATHER THAN THE ROADWAY, TO REQUIRE A MOTORIST TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND A BICYCLE, TO CREATE A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE FOR HARASSING, TAUNTING, OR MALICIOUSLY THROWING AN OBJECT AT A BICYCLIST, TO DELETE PROVISIONS REQUIRING BICYCLES TO HAVE A BELL OR OTHER AUDIBLE DEVICE, TO SPECIFY THE FORM AND EXTENT OF ARM SIGNALS THAT BICYCLISTS MUST USE, TO PROVIDE A FINE FOR FAILING TO HAVE A BRAKE ON A BICYCLE, AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL FINES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING FINES WHEN A PERSON DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE CAUSES AN INJURY TO A BICYCLIST. - ratified title
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12/13/06	House	Prefiled
12/13/06	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/09/07	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-19
01/09/07	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-19
01/17/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Talley, Gullick
01/18/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman
01/24/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brady, Mulvaney
01/25/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Scarborough
01/31/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pinson
02/01/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Shoopman
02/07/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood
02/08/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Agnew
02/14/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stewart, Bedingfield
03/07/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
03/13/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
03/28/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Perry, Bales
04/11/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
04/25/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis, Harrison
05/08/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick
05/17/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips
06/05/07	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-15
06/06/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
06/06/07		Scrivener's error corrected
06/07/07	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cooper, Loftis, Crawford, Kirsh, R Brown, Kennedy Miller, Umphlett, Cato, GR Smith, JR Smith, Bedingfield, Perry, Viers, Cotty, Whitmire, and Chalk HJ-14
01/08/08	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, January 9, 2008 HJ-86
01/09/08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowen
01/09/08	House	Amended HJ-39
01/09/08	House	Read second time HJ-47
01/09/08	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 HJ-47
01/10/08	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-363
01/10/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
01/10/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-5
04/24/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation SJ-19
05/15/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-91
05/15/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-91
05/15/08	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-91
05/16/08	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-3
05/27/08	House	Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, May 28, 2008 HJ-37
05/28/08	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-185
05/28/08	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-187
05/29/08	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-176
06/05/08		Ratified R 367
06/10/08		Signed By Governor
06/23/08		Copies available
06/23/08		Effective date 06/10/08
07/11/08		Act No. 317