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H 3719 General Bill, By Harrison, Wilkins, Townsend, W.D. Smith, Huggins, Littlejohn, Lourie, Gilham, Webb, Martin, Lloyd, D.C. Smith, McLeod and Snow
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Summary: Safety belts, enforcement of; driver responsible for requiring occupants seventeen and under to wear; Motor Vehicles
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-6520 AND 56-5-6540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO THE USE OF SAFETY BELTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DRIVER IS CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REQUIRING EACH OCCUPANT SIX YEARS OF AGE UP TO AND UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO WEAR A SAFETY BELT OR BE SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, TO INCREASE THE FINE, TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY STOP A DRIVER WHEN A DRIVER UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN OR AN OCCUPANT UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT OR IS NOT SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE MUST BE BASED ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN NOT RESTRAINED AS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE.-AMENDED TITLE
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Similar (S 0460)
Summary: Safety belts, enforcement of; driver responsible for requiring occupants seventeen and under to wear; Motor Vehicles
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-6520 AND 56-5-6540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BOTH RELATING TO THE USE OF SAFETY BELTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DRIVER IS CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REQUIRING EACH OCCUPANT SIX YEARS OF AGE UP TO AND UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO WEAR A SAFETY BELT OR BE SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, TO INCREASE THE FINE, TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY STOP A DRIVER WHEN A DRIVER UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN OR AN OCCUPANT UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT OR IS NOT SECURED IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE MUST BE BASED ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN NOT RESTRAINED AS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE.-AMENDED TITLE
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| 03/15/01 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-9 |
| 03/15/01 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-9 |
| 04/17/01 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-9 |
| 04/19/01 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Barrett, McGee, Easterday, Altman, D Smith, Weeks, Coates, Witherspoon, Rutherford, Bales, Stille, Walker, Townsend, Clyburn, Sharpe, JR Smith, Cato, Vaughn, Law, R Brown, Phillips, J Hines, Martin, Hosey and White HJ-50 |
| 04/25/01 | House | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Talley |
| 04/26/01 | House | Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Clyburn, McGee, Law, R. Brown, J Hines and R Smith HJ-27 |
| 05/10/01 | House | Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Weeks HJ-23 |
| 05/16/01 | House | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Talley |
| 05/16/01 | House | Amended HJ-45 |
| 05/16/01 | House | Read second time HJ-60 |
| 05/16/01 | House | Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-33 HJ-60 |
| 05/17/01 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-42 |
| 05/22/01 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-19 |
| 05/22/01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-19 |