South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 371 — Mobile Driver's License

Last action — Committee Amendment Adopted

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-560 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE MOBILE DRIVERS' LICENSES AND MOBILE SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-190, RELATING TO REQUIRING DRIVERS' LICENSES TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARRYING AND EXHIBITING OF MOBILE DRIVERS' LICENSES.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill S 371 changes the language from "the department shall allow" to "the commission shall allow" regarding mobile driver's licenses. This shift in responsibility suggests that a different governing body will handle the issuance of these licenses. This matters because it could affect how efficiently and effectively mobile licenses are managed and issued in South Carolina.

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13, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 371Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
20, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 371Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
      Section 56-1-560.   (A) As used in this section:
      Section 56-1-560.  (A) As used in this section:
    (D) The department shall allow a person with a mobile driver's license or a mobile special identification card, or a person applying for the driver's license or special identification card, to update the person's motor vehicle record including, but not limited to, a change of address and organ donor status.
    (D) The commission shall allow a person with a mobile driver's license or a mobile special identification card, or a person applying for the driver's license or special identification card, to update the person's motor vehicle record including, but not limited to, a change of address and organ donor status.
      Section 56-1-190.   A licensee shall have his license or mobile driver's license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand of an officer or agent of either the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety or a law enforcement officer of the State.
      Section 56-1-190.  A licensee shall have his license or mobile driver's license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand of an officer or agent of either the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Public Safety or a law enforcement officer of the State.
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Action History

  1. Committee Amendment Adopted

  2. Read second time

  3. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation

  4. Scrivener's error corrected

  5. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  6. Introduced and read first time

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (166)

166 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 371 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-560 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE MOBILE DRIVERS' LICENSES AND MOBILE SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-190, RELATING TO REQUIRING DRIVERS' LICENSES TO BE CARRIED AND EXHIBITED ON DEMAND, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARRYING AND EXHIBITING OF MOBILE DRIVERS' LICENSES.
Who sponsors S 371?
S 371 is sponsored by Senator Darrell Jackson, Senator Tom Davis, Senator Jeffrey R. Graham, and Senator Russell L. Ott.
What is the current status of S 371?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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