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H. 5231
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Willis
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Introduced in the House on February 13, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Driving on right side of road
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/13/2020 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
2/13/2020 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 61)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1810, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE UPON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A ROADWAY AND EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROVISION, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN PASSING A PEDESTRIAN, BICYCLE, TRACTOR, GOLF CART, OR SLOW-MOVING VEHICLE, THE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE MAY DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER OF A ROADWAY IN A NO-PASSING ZONE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1810(c) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end to read:
"When passing a pedestrian, bicycle, tractor, golf cart, or other slow-moving vehicle, the operator of a vehicle may drive on the left side of the center of a roadway in a no-passing zone when such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with or endangering other traffic on the highway."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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