AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Signed May 9, 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
20
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
Apr 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Corbin
RRepublican
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