AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 24, 2018
Signed May 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2018 · House Feb 27, 2018
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Apr 25, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 18, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 27, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0)
house
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
26 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Beth Bernstein
DDemocratic
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Ivory Thigpen
DDemocratic
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Joshua A. Putnam
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
MaryGail K. Douglas
DDemocratic
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Nancy Mace
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
William K. "Bill" Bowers
DDemocratic
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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