Current Status Bill Number:4387 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960109 Primary Sponsor:McElveen All Sponsors:McElveen, J. Young Drafted Document Number:BBM\10434SD.96 Companion Bill Number:1041 Residing Body:Senate Date of Last Amendment:19960507 Subject:Employers immunity, requests for references
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19960507 Amended
Senate 19960502 Polled out of Committee: 11 SJ
Favorable with amendment
Senate 19960409 Recommitted to Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19960409 Read second time,
notice of general amendments
Senate 19960404 Committee amendment adopted
Senate 19960403 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ
amendment
Senate 19960326 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19960321 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960320 Amended, read second time
House 19960313 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ
amendment
House 19960109 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19951220 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
May 7, 1996
H. 4387
S. Printed 5/7/96--S.
Read the first time March 26, 1996.
TO ENACT THE OMNIBUS HIGHWAY SAFETY ACT BY AMENDING THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A SIX-MONTH'S SUSPENSION OF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHO HAS AN ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION IN EXCESS OF TWO ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF ONE PERCENT, TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSED DRIVERS UNDER TWENTY-ONE HAVE CONSENTED TO BE TESTED, TO LIMIT TESTING TO INCIDENTS IN WHICH A PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR A TRAFFIC OFFENSE, TO PRESCRIBE THE METHOD AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING AND REQUIRE AN AUTOMATIC SIX-MONTH'S SUSPENSION FOR REFUSAL TO BE TESTED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUSPENSION BEGINS IMMEDIATELY UPON THE OFFICER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE LICENSE, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THE SUSPENSION AT THE DRIVER'S REQUEST, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHOSE LICENSE IS SUSPENDED IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-2951 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PERMIT REVOCATION PROCEDURE FOR A PERSON ARRESTED WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR ANOTHER SUBSTANCE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS, SO AS TO DEFINE "ALCOHOL" AND "ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-2030, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES, SO AS TO DELETE THE DEFINITION FOR "ALCOHOL" AND "ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2930, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF NARCOTICS, LIQUOR, DRUGS, OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES BY A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER, SO AS TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-2950, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO IMPLIED CONSENT TO CHEMICAL TESTS OF BREATH, BLOOD, AND URINE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ON A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE FOR UTILIZING THE TEST RESULTS, TO DELETE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND PERMIT SUSPENSION PROCEDURE, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-6540, RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO WEAR A SAFETY BELT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FINE FROM TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, AND TO AUTHORIZE ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY BELT VIOLATIONS IN THE ABSENCE OF OTHER VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.