Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:146 Primary Sponsor:Land Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle safety towing devices, exemptions Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Date Tabled:Mar 19, 1991 Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2324 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Feb 06, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 19, 1991 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Land Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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146 House Mar 19, 1991 Tabled in Committee 21
146 House Feb 12, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
146 Senate Feb 07, 1991 Read third time, sent to House
146 Senate Feb 06, 1991 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading with
notice of general amendments
146 Senate Feb 05, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 15
with amendment
146 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 15
time, referred to Committee
146 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 15
Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
February 6, 1991
S. 146
S. Printed 2/6/91--S.
Read the first time January 8, 1991.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-5150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SAFETY DEVICES WHEN VEHICLES ARE TOWED, SO AS TO EXEMPT FARM WAGONS, TRAILERS, AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-5150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 56-5-5150. When a vehicle is towing another vehicle on a public road or highway, the towing vehicle must be attached to the towed vehicle by a safety chain, cable, or equivalent device in addition to the regular drawbar, tongue, trailer hitch, or other connection. The safety connections or attachments must be of sufficient strength to maintain connection of the towed vehicle to the pulling vehicle under all conditions while the towed vehicle is being pulled by the towing vehicle. The provisions of this section do not apply to farm vehicles using a hitch known as fifth wheel and kingpin assembly , farm wagons, farm trailers, or other implements of husbandry."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.