South Carolina House Bill 4259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-20 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3890 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN MOTION WHILE TEXT MESSAGING OR RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES, OR USING ANY FORM OF ELECTRONIC READING DEVICE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE SCHEDULE OF POINTS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING, SECOND OFFENSE, IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION AND TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION.

Provide That Text Messaging While Driving, Second Offense, Is A Two Point Violation And Text Messaging While Driving, Third Or Subsequent Offense, Is A Four Point Violation.

Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

Rep. James Harrison [R]

Rep. Lanny Littlejohn [R]

Rep. James Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-49
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-48
2009-12-15		Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2009-12-15		Prefiled

H4189 (Similar To) 2010-01-20 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard

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/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4259&session=118