AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1930, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISTANCE THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG A HIGHWAY, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERM "DRIVER" TO "OPERATOR" IN REGARD TO THESE VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE OPERATOR OF ANY NONLEADING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS AND TRAVELING IN A SERIES OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES USING COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL OR ANY OTHER AUTOMATED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Signed May 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2017
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Transportation
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Polled out of committee Transportation
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 2, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patsy G. Knight
DDemocratic
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