H 4835 General Bill, By West, G.M. Smith, Simrill, Thayer, Cogswell, Sottile, Hewitt, Bales, Hardee, Caskey, Chellis, Finlay, Kimmons, Murphy, Wooten, Forrest, B. Newton, Fry and Clemmons
Summary: Driving on right half of road
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1810, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN UPON THE RIGHT HALF OF A ROADWAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ON DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY HAVING AT LEAST TWO LANES ALLOWING MOVEMENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION, PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLACE SIGNS ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE RIGHT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD FOR COMMITTING CERTAIN OPERATING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE IMPROPER DRIVING IN A LEFT LANE IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION.
View full text          View Fiscal Impact

01/14/20	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 1125)
01/14/20	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 125)
02/11/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
02/27/20	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 5)
03/03/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
03/04/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Fry, Clemmons
03/04/20	House	Amended (House Journal-page 25)
03/04/20	House	Committed to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 27)