H 3480 General Bill, By J.E. Smith and Miller
Summary: Emergency, police, law enforcement vehicles; driver to yield right-of-way when signals used; Motor Vehicles
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE YIELDING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN EMERGENCY OR POLICE VEHICLE WHEN AN EMERGENCY OR POLICE VEHICLE MAKES USE OF CERTAIN SIGNALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A POLICE VEHICLE MAKES USE OF A VISUAL AS WELL AS AUDIBLE SIGNAL, THE DRIVER OF EVERY OTHER VEHICLE MUST YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE POLICE VEHICLE.
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02/06/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-21
02/06/01	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-22
04/04/01	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
04/10/01	House	Debate interrupted HJ-27
04/11/01	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Knotts, Rutherford, Kennedy, Stuart, Bingham, Frye, Lloyd, Simrill, Trotter, Loftis and Leach HJ-19
04/11/01	House	Amended HJ-63
04/11/01	House	Read second time HJ-69
04/11/01	House	Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-15 HJ-69
04/18/01	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-49
04/19/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
04/19/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-7
05/16/01	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation SJ-6
05/16/02	Senate	Amended SJ-44
05/16/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-44
05/16/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-44
05/21/02	Senate	Amended SJ-13
05/21/02	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-13
05/22/02	Senate	Recalled from House SJ-9
05/22/02	Senate	Reconsidered SJ-9
05/23/02	Senate	Amended SJ-91
05/30/02	Senate	Amended SJ-18