H*3259 (Rat #0205, Act #0177 of 2012) General Bill, By Herbkersman and Forrester
Summary: Golf carts
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-105 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "GATED COMMUNITY", TO PROVIDE THAT AN OWNER OF A GOLF CART MUST OBTAIN A PERMIT DECAL AND REGISTRATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OPERATE THE GOLF CART DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UPON A PERSON WHO OPERATES A GOLF CART, TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY REDUCE THE AREA IN WHICH A GOLF CART MAY BE OPERATED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UPON THE OPERATION OF A GOLF CART CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-3-115 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ALLOW A GOLF CART TO BE OPERATED ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY. - ratified title
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12/14/10	House	Prefiled
12/14/10	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 102)
01/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 103)
03/30/11	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 9)
04/05/11	House	Amended (House Journal-page 13)
04/05/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 13)
04/06/11	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 18)
04/07/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
04/07/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 9)
05/27/11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation (Senate Journal-page 20)
05/27/11		Scrivener's error corrected
06/01/11	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 100)
06/01/11	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 100)
06/01/11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-6 (Senate Journal-page 100)
06/02/11		Scrivener's error corrected
05/15/12	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/15/12	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/15/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/17/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 22)
05/17/12	House	Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 22)
05/23/12		Ratified R 205
05/25/12		Signed By Governor
05/31/12		Effective date 10/01/12
06/01/12		Act No. 177