South Carolina Senate Bill 967 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 56-5-2360, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Operation Of A Motor Vehicle That Is Approached By An Authorized Emergency Vehicle, So As To Increase The Penalty For A Violation And To Provide A Penalty When A Violator Causes Damage To Property Or Causes Great Bodily Injury Or Death; To Amend Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management And Persons Who Fail To Proceed With Caution Under Certain Circumstances, So As To Provide A Different Penalty For A Violation And To Provide A Penalty When A Violator Causes Damage To Property Or Causes Great Bodily Injury Or Death; To Amend Section 56-5-1960, Relating To The Prohibition On Following Fire Apparatus, So As To Increase The Penalty For A Violation And To Provide A Penalty When A Violator Causes Damage To Property Or Causes Great Bodily Injury Or Death; And To Amend Section 56-5-3850, Relating To The Prohibition On Crossing Over A Fire Hose, So As To Increase The Penalty For A Violation.

Emergency vehicles and scene management, prohibitions by drivers

Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2022-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	5	1538	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	1960	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	2360	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3850	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0967&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/967_20220112.htm