South Carolina House Bill 3276

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Provide The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Mobile Electronic Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation.

SC Hands-Free Act

Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]
Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
2025-02-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
2025-02-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
2025-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

H3536 (Similar To) 2025-02-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
S0090 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
H3806 (Similar To) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3890	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3276&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20241205.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3276%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3276%202025-02-14%20updated.pdf