South Carolina House Bill 3394

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-05-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
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 Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And The Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Operating A Motor Vehicle While Using An Electronic Communications Device; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.

South Carolina Hands Free Act

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]	Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]
Rep. William Wheeler [D]	Rep. Heather Bauer [D]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]
Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Tom Hartnett [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2023-04-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCabe
2023-04-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sandifer, Hartnett
2023-03-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
2023-03-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott
2023-02-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Wheeler, Bauer
2023-02-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
2023-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-08	House	Prefiled

S0157 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3890	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3995	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3394&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3394_20221208.htm