SC S0036 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-26 - Act No. 55
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #6) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To Suspension Of License Or Permit Or Denial Of Issuance Of License Or Permit To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With A Certain Amount Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Allow Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Are Serving A Suspension Or Are Denied A License Or Permit To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Request A Contested Case Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings; By Amending Section 56-1-385, Relating To Reinstatement Of Permanently Revoked Drivers' Licenses, So As To Limit Its Application To Offenses Occurring Before October 1, 2014; By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To Surrender Of Licenses; Issuance Of New Licenses; Endorsing Suspension And Ignition Interlock Devices On Licenses, So As To Revise The Provisions That Relate To The Duration Of The Period For Which The Ignition Interlock Devices Must Be Maintained To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute And Delete The Requirement That Requires Persons Seeking To Have Licenses Issued Must First Provide Proof That Fines Owed Have Been Paid, And To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require A Person To Obtain An Ignition Interlock Device Unless At Least One Offense That Resulted In Suspension Was Alcohol Related; By Amending Section 56-1-1090, Relating To Request For Restoration Of Privileges To Operate Motor Vehicles, Conditions, And Appeals Of Denials Of Requests, So As To Provide Habitual Offenders May Obtain Drivers' Licenses With Interlock Restrictions If They Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program And Obtained Licenses With Interlock Restrictions; By Amending Section 56-1-1320, Relating To Provisional Drivers' Licenses, So As To Eliminate The Issuance Of Provisional Drivers' Licenses For Certain Offenses That Occurred Before The Effective Date Of This Act; By Amending Section 56-1-1340, Relating To Licenses That Must Be Kept In Possession, Issuance Of Licenses And Convictions To Be Recorded, So As To Conform Statutory References; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide Certain Persons Issued Temporary Alcohol Licenses Are Required To Have Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On Certain Motor Vehicles, To Delete The Provision That Provides This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Convicted Of Certain First Offense Violations, To Provide That Drivers Of Motorcycles Are Exempt From Having Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On These Vehicles, To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute, To Permit Drivers With Lifetime Ignition Interlock Requirements Due To Convictions On Or After October 1, 2014, To Seek To Have The Devices Removed By The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services And The Restrictions From Their Drivers' Licenses, Require Device Manufacturers To Apply To The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services For Certification Of The Devices, Pay A Certification Fee And Provide For The Disposition Of The Fee, To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require Installation Of An Ignition Interlock Device Until A Suspension Is Upheld At A Contested Case Hearing Or The Contested Hearing Is Waived, And To Provide For The Collection And Retention Of The Information Recorded By The Devices; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Administrative Hearing, Restricted Drivers' Licenses And Penalties, So As To Provide Within Thirty Days Of The Issuance Of Notices Of Suspension, Persons May Request A Contested Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings, Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Obtain Temporary Alcohol Licenses With Ignition Interlock Device Restrictions, To Provide For The Disposition Of Temporary Alcohol License Fees, To Provide If Suspensions Are Upheld, The Persons Must Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, To Provide If Suspensions Are Overturned, The Persons' Driving Privileges Must Be Reinstated, To Make Technical Changes, To Allow Persons To Receive Certain Credits For Maintaining Ignition Interlock Restrictions On Temporary Alcohol Licenses Under Certain Circumstances, And To Delete The Provisions Relating To Route-restricted Licenses, To Provide Prosecuting Authorities Are Not Precluded From Waiving Or Dismissing Charges Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-5-2990, Relating To Suspension Of Convicted Persons Drivers' Licenses, And Period Of Suspension, So As To Revise The Penalties Relating To Convictions For First Offense Driving A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Other Drugs To Only Require Persons To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, End The Suspension, And Obtain Interlock Restricted Licenses, Delete The Provision Allowing The Use Of Route-restricted Or Special Restricted Drivers' Licenses To Attend Certain Programs And Functions, And To Delete The Provision That Establishes The Date When Driver's License Suspension Periods Begin And When Certain Appeals May Be Filed. - Ratified Title

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Title

Driver's license; suspended due to DUI

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-05-10 - Senate - Senate: To Concur (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-05-26 Act No. 55
2023-05-26 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2023-05-19 Signed By Governor
2023-05-17 Ratified R 64
2023-05-10SenateRoll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2023-05-10SenateConcurred in House amendment and enrolled
2023-05-05HouseRead third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2023-05-04HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2023-05-04HouseRoll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
2023-05-04HouseRead second time
2023-05-04HouseAmended
2023-05-03HouseCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2023-03-28HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-28HouseIntroduced and read first time
2023-03-23SenateRoll call Ayes-37 Nays-1
2023-03-23SenateRead third time and sent to House
2023-02-15SenateRead second time
2023-02-08 Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-01SenateCommittee report: Favorable Judiciary
2023-01-25SenateReferred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10SenateIntroduced and read first time
2022-11-30SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30SenatePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3845 (Similar To) 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
5611090(n/a)See Bill Text
5611320(n/a)See Bill Text
5611340(n/a)See Bill Text
561286(n/a)See Bill Text
561385(n/a)See Bill Text
561400(n/a)See Bill Text
5652941(n/a)See Bill Text
5652951(n/a)See Bill Text
5652990(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0036&session=125&summary=B
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20220212.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20221202.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20230201.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20230208.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20230503.htm
Texthttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/36_20230504.htm
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0036%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0036%202023-04-21%20updated.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22590
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23042
Roll Callhttps://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23138

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