AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-10 AND 56-1-130, BOTH AS AMENDED, SECTION 56-3-20 AND SECTION 56-19-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THE TERM "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND ITS DEFINITION, AND THE TERM "MOTORCYCLE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND ITS DEFINITION, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "AUTOCYCLE" AND TO REVISE ITS DEFINITION; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 56-5-145 AND 56-5-155 RELATING TO THE TERMS "AUTOMOTIVE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND "MOTORCYCLE THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE" AND THEIR DEFINITIONS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 21, 2017
Signed May 10, 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
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 10, 2017
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
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