H 3276 General Bill, By Pope, Robbins, Chapman, W. Newton, Taylor, Forrest, McGinnis, Calhoon, Bernstein, Wooten, Hart, Erickson, Bradley, Ligon, Anderson, Schuessler, Hixon, M.M. Smith and Hartnett
Similar (S 0090, H 3536, H 3806)
Summary: SC Hands-Free Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL REVISIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION.
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12/05/24	House	Prefiled
12/05/24	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/25	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 152)
01/14/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 152)
01/29/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
02/11/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
02/13/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
02/18/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
03/20/25	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 9)
03/25/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Henderson-Myers, Erickson, Bradley
03/25/25		Scrivener's error corrected
03/26/25	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-27-25 (House Journal-page 27)
03/26/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
03/27/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Anderson, Rivers, Schuessler
03/27/25	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
03/27/25	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Long, Gibson, Frank, Edgerton, Magnuson, Kilmartin, White, Terribile, Chumley, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff, Williams, McDaniel, Grant, Garvin, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Rose, Kirby, Hosey, Taylor (House Journal-page 26)
03/27/25	House	Amended (House Journal-page 35)
03/27/25	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 35)
04/01/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
04/03/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
04/09/25	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers
04/09/25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett
04/09/25	House	Amended (House Journal-page 65)
04/09/25	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 65)
04/09/25	House	Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-25 (House Journal-page 65)
04/10/25	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 44)
04/15/25	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
04/15/25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 13)
04/16/25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation (Senate Journal-page 22)
04/29/25	Senate	Special order, set for April 29, 2025 (Senate Journal-page 51)
04/30/25	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
04/30/25	Senate	Amended
04/30/25	Senate	Read second time
04/30/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0