S*0211(Rat #0104, Act #0086 of 2015)  General Bill, By Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF GOLF CART PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR
 VEHICLES AND THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION MAY CREATE SEPARATE GOLF CART PATHS ON STREETS AND ROADS WITHIN
 THE JURISDICTION OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. - ratified title

   12/10/14  Senate Prefiled
   12/10/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   12/11/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/13/15  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 134)
   01/13/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 134)
   04/14/15  Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/15/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/22/15  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/22/15  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/23/15  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 19)
   04/28/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   04/28/15  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 9)
   05/19/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 50)
   05/20/15  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). White,  Pitts, Hill,
                     Yow, Sandifer, Herbkersman, Clemmons, Athony,
                     Daning, Brannon, Stringer, GR Smith, Sottile,
                     Crosby, Norman, Merrill, Hicks
   06/03/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 174)
   06/03/15  House  Roll call Yeas-72  Nays-25 (House Journal-page 175)
   06/04/15  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 28)
   06/04/15         Ratified R 104
   06/08/15         Signed By Governor
   06/18/15         Effective date 06/08/15
   06/19/15         Act No. 86

(A86, R104, S211)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF GOLF CART PERMITS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY CREATE SEPARATE GOLF CART PATHS ON STREETS AND ROADS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

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

Golf carts

SECTION    1.    Section 56-2-105(E) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 177 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"(E)(1)    A political subdivision may, on designated streets or roads within the political subdivision's jurisdiction, reduce the area in which a permitted golf cart may operate from four miles to no less than two miles.

(2)    A political subdivision may, on primary highways, secondary highways, streets, or roads within the political subdivision's jurisdiction, create separate golf cart paths on the shoulder of its primary highways, secondary highways, streets and roads for the purpose of golf cart transportation, if:

(a)    the political subdivision obtains the necessary approvals, if any, to create the golf cart paths; and

(b)    the golf cart path is:

(i)        separated from the traffic lanes by a hard concrete curb;

(ii)    separated from the traffic lanes by parking spaces; or

(iii)    separated from the traffic lanes by a distance of four feet or more.

(3)    A political subdivision may not reduce or otherwise amend the other restrictions placed on the operation of a permitted golf cart contained in this section."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2015.

Approved the 8th day of June, 2015.