H 4033 South Carolina House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Mar 22, 2017 Signed May 19, 2017
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 19, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Transportation
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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