A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3890, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS, TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS DEVICE, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FROM STOPPING A PERSON FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL MAINTAIN STATISTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING CITATIONS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action May 3, 2018
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Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
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Dec 13, 2017
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Bill Taylor
RRepublican
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Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Gary E. Clary
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
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L. Kit Spires
RRepublican
P
McLain R. "Mac" Toole
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
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Patsy G. Knight
DDemocratic
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
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Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
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William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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