H 3355 South Carolina House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Driving Under the Influence of an Electronic Device or DUI-E

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR DUI-E LAW", TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS, REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS DEVICE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DRIVING WHILE USING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, TO MAKE TECHNICAL REVISIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AT CERTAIN POINTS ALONG THE STATE'S INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOTIFY MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

Bill status in committee 2 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

Mar 2019

House Failed

Mar 2019

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Mar 4, 2020

Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2019

How they voted

23–87

Failed · 12 other

Total votes 122

Mar 20, 2019

D Democratic43

2 Yea 37 Nay 4

86% Nay

R Republican79

21 Yea 50 Nay 8

63% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 20, 2019

Committee

Committed to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 20, 2019

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (23-87-12)

house

Feb 12, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 8, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 8, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 18, 2018

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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