Utility terrain vehicle
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-140 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE" AND PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THEM ON THE HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "OFF-ROAD USE ONLY"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Apr 4, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2023
How they voted
106–8
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 122
Mar 30, 2023
D
Democratic35
91% Yea
R
Republican87
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 30, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-8-8)
house
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
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