Driving on right half of road
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1810, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN UPON THE RIGHT HALF OF A ROADWAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS ON DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY HAVING AT LEAST TWO LANES ALLOWING MOVEMENT IN THE SAME DIRECTION, PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PLACE SIGNS ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE RIGHT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD FOR COMMITTING CERTAIN OPERATING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE IMPROPER DRIVING IN A LEFT LANE IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Mar 4, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Committed to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan D. Clemmons
RRepublican
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Converse A. "Con" Chellis, IV
RRepublican
P
F. Michael "Mike" Sottile
RRepublican
P
J. Gary Simrill
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
Jimmy C. Bales, Ed.D.
DDemocratic
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Mandy W. Kimmons
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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