H 4454  General Bill, By Long, Chumley, Burns, Allison, Felder, Morgan, Taylor, 
Jefferson, Brown, Tallon, Yow, Ridgeway, Martin and B.Newton
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1538, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS THAT
 REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING AN EMERGENCY SCENE
 OR EMERGENCY VEHICLE, THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS SECTION, AND CERTAIN
 TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1539 SO AS TO PROVIDE
 DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS, REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE
 APPROACHING A TRAFFIC INCIDENT SCENE, AND PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION
 56-5-1535, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER AND
 PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OFFENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF
 THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; AND BY ADDING SECTION
 56-5-1537 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PROVIDE
 TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO A DRIVER OF A WRECKER OR TOWING
 SERVICE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.
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   04/11/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 76)
   04/11/19  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 76)
   01/15/20  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 4)
   01/16/20  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
   01/21/20  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  GM Smith, Daning,
                     Clyburn, Bailey, Hewitt, Willis, Hardee,
                     Bamberg, Rose, Hayes, Atkinson, Weeks, R
                     Williams, Hart, Hosey (House Journal-page 39)
   03/04/20  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton
   03/04/20  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Ridgeway, Martin, B.Newton
   03/04/20  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Willis, GM
                     Smith, Daning, Hardee, Hosey, Hayes, Atkinson,
                     Hewitt, R Williams, Weeks, Bamberg, Hart
                     (House Journal-page 34)
   03/05/20  House  Amended (House Journal-page 16)
   03/05/20  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
   03/05/20  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
   03/05/20  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 21)
   03/06/20  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 1)
   03/10/20  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/10/20  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 5, 2020

H. 4454

Introduced by Reps. Long, Chumley, Burns, Allison, Felder, Morgan, Taylor, Jefferson, Brown, Tallon, Yow, Ridgeway, Martin and B. Newton

S. Printed 3/5/20--H.

Read the first time April 11, 2019.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1538, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS THAT REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING AN EMERGENCY SCENE OR EMERGENCY VEHICLE, THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS SECTION, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1539 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS, REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC INCIDENT SCENE, AND PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER AND PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OFFENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1537 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PROVIDE TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO A DRIVER OF A WRECKER OR TOWING SERVICE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-1538(I) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(I)    For purposes of this section:

(1)    'Authorized emergency vehicle' means any ambulance, police, fire, rescue, recovery, or towing vehicle authorized by this State, county, or municipality to respond to a traffic incident.

(2)    'Emergency services personnel' means fire, police, or emergency medical services personnel (EMS), or tow truck operators responding to an emergency incident."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.