South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 850

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Elliott, Gregory, Malloy, McConnell, Ford, Mescher, Martin, Alexander, Verdin, Williams, Cromer, Cleary, Grooms, Ryberg, Bryant, Ritchie, Rankin, Matthews, Richardson, Hutto, Land, Setzler and Jackson
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Introduced in the Senate on May 17, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 24, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Beginner's permit

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/17/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-7
   5/18/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-41
   5/19/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-46
   5/24/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   5/24/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-10

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5/17/2005
5/17/2005-A

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INTRODUCED

May 17, 2005

S. 850

Introduced by Senators Knotts, Elliott, Gregory, Malloy, McConnell, Ford, Mescher, Martin, Alexander, Verdin, Williams, Cromer, Cleary, Grooms, Ryberg, Bryant, Ritchie, Rankin, Matthews, Richardson, Hutto, Land, Setzler and Jackson

S. Printed 5/17/05--S.

Read the first time May 17, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-50, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BEGINNER'S PERMIT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME A PERSON WHO HAS NEVER HELD A FORM OF DRIVER'S LICENSE MUST HOLD A BEGINNER'S PERMIT BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR FULL LICENSURE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-50(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(F)    A person who has never held a form of license evidencing previous driving experience first must be issued a beginner's permit and must hold the permit for at least one hundred eighty days if he is not more than twenty-one years of age, or not more than thirty days if he is more than twenty-one years of age before being eligible for full licensure."

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

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