South Carolina 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

S 444 — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-10 AND 56-1-130, BOTH AS AMENDED, SECTION 56-3-20 AND SECTION 56-19-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THE TERM "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND ITS DEFINITION, AND THE TERM "MOTORCYCLE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND ITS DEFINITION, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "AUTOCYCLE" AND TO REVISE ITS DEFINITION; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 56-5-145 AND 56-5-155 RELATING TO THE TERMS "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND "MOTORCYCLE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND THEIR DEFINITIONS. - ratified title

Last action — Act No. 34

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 34

  2. Effective date 11/10/17

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 54

  5. Read third time and enrolled

  6. Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0

  7. Read second time

  8. Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works

  9. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

  10. Introduced and read first time

  11. Read third time and sent to House

  12. Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0

  13. Read second time

  14. Committee Amendment Adopted

  15. Scrivener's error corrected

  16. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation

  17. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  18. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage of Bill

Passed 95 Yea · 0 Nay · 25 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 950025
Total 950025
% of votes cast 79%0%0%21%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Anthony, Michael A. — Yea
Atwater, Todd K. — Yea
Bedingfield, Eric M. — Yea
Brown, Robert L. — Yea
Clary, Gary E. — Yea
Clemmons, Alan D. — Yea
Cole, J. Derham, Jr. — Yea
Crosby, William E. — Yea
Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. — Yea
Douglas, MaryGail K. — Yea
Duckworth, Gregory D. — Yea
Funderburk, Laurie Slade — Yea
Henderson, Phyllis J. — Yea
McEachern, Joseph A. — Yea
Norrell, Mandy Powers — Yea
Putnam, Joshua A. — Yea
Quinn, Rick — Yea
Ridgeway, Robert L., III — Yea
Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. — Yea
Ryhal, Mike — Yea
Smith, James E., Jr. — Yea
Sottile, F. Michael — Yea
Spires, L. Kit — Yea
Tallon, Edward R., Sr. — Yea
Toole, McLain R. — Yea
Whipper, J. Seth — Yea
Forrester, P. Michael — Not Voting
Hamilton, Daniel P. — Not Voting
Knight, Patsy G. — Not Voting
Mitchell, Harold, Jr. — Not Voting
Arrington, Katherine E. — Not Voting
Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. — Not Voting
Mack, David J., III — Not Voting
McCoy, Peter M., Jr. — Not Voting
Pitts, Michael A. — Not Voting
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Yea
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Not Voting
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Yea
Fry, Russell W. — Yea
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Hill, Jonathon D. — Yea
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Loftis, Dwight A. — Yea
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Yea
McKnight, Cezar E. — Not Voting
Moss, V. Stephen — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Not Voting
Parks, J. Anne — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Not Voting
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Not Voting
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Not Voting
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative John R. McCravy III — Not Voting
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Not Voting
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Not Voting
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Not Voting
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Simrill, J. Gary — Not Voting
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Not Voting
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Yea
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
White, W. Brian — Yea

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2nd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39002
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
McElveen, J. Thomas, III — Yea
McLeod, Mia S. — Yea
Senn, Sandy — Yea
Setzler, Nikki G. — Yea
Shealy, Katrina Frye — Yea
Sheheen, Vincent A. — Yea
Talley, Scott — Yea
Timmons, William — Yea
Campbell, Paul G., Jr. — Yea
Fanning, Mike — Yea
Gregory, Chauncey K. — Yea
Johnson, Kevin L. — Yea
Kimpson, Marlon E. — Yea
Leatherman, Hugh K., Sr. — Yea
Malloy, Gerald — Yea
Matthews, Margie Bright — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Yea
Representative Robert T. Reese — Yea
Senator A. Shane Massey — Yea
Senator Brad Hutto — Yea
Senator Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III — Yea
Senator Darrell Jackson — Yea
Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III — Not Voting
Senator Greg Hembree — Yea
Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. — Yea
Senator Karl B. Allen — Yea
Senator Kent M. Williams — Yea
Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms — Yea
Senator Michael W. Gambrell — Yea
Senator Rex F. Rice — Yea
Senator Ronnie A. Sabb — Yea
Senator Ronnie W. Cromer — Yea
Senator Ross Turner — Yea
Senator Sean M. Bennett — Yea
Senator Shane R. Martin — Yea
Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch — Not Voting
Senator Thomas C. Alexander — Yea
Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin — Yea
Senator Tom Davis — Yea
Senator Tom Young, Jr. — Yea
Senator Wes Climer — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 444?
S 444 is sponsored by Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2017. Enacted.
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