DMV-Real ID compliant driver's license
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EVIDENCE REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS TO OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THIS EVIDENCE TO INCLUDE GENDER, PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS, LEGAL NAME CHANGE, AND AUTHORIZED LENGTH OF STAY IN THIS COUNTRY, TO PROVIDE THIS EVIDENCE APPLIES TO APPLICANTS SEEKING TO OBTAIN OR RENEW DRIVERS' LICENSES, BEGINNERS' PERMITS, OR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO REVISE THE TYPES OF EVIDENCE NECESSARY TO VERIFY THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF APPLICANTS, TO PROVIDE THE TYPES OF EVIDENCE APPLICANTS WHOSE NAMES HAVE CHANGED SINCE BIRTH MUST PRESENT TO SHOW NAME TRACEABILITY, TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS MAY HAVE DRIVERS' LICENSES OR IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED IN THEIR PREFERRED NAMES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT REAL IDS SHALL NOT BE ISSUED IN THE CASE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS NOT VALIDATING; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-140, AS AMENDED, 56-1-50, AS AMENDED, 56-1-2100, AS AMENDED, AND 56-1-3370, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF DRIVERS' LICENSES, BEGINNERS' PERMITS, COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THEY MUST CONTAIN UNOBSTRUCTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE APPLICANTS, AND TO PROVIDE THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE IN COLOR. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced May 4, 2021
Signed Apr 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2022 · House Apr 19, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 43
Apr 5, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 5, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-4)
senate
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
May 5, 2021
Committee
Committed to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
May 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
lower
19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annie McDaniel
DDemocratic
P
Beth Bernstein
DDemocratic
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
Chardale R. Murray
DDemocratic
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Krystle N. Matthews
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Paula Calhoon
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Ryan McCabe
RRepublican
P
Sandy N. McGarry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
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