Left lane driving
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1885 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT IS LAWFUL TO DRIVE A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AND TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A TRAFFIC TICKET MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Mar 19, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2020
How they voted
42–1
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 11, 2020
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 19, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Transportation
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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