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Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4445, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON ELEVATING OR LOWERING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROHIBIT MOTOR VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS THAT RESULT IN THE MOTOR VEHICLES' FRONT FENDERS BEING RAISED OR LOWERED FOUR OR MORE INCHES GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE REAR FENDERS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF THE FENDERS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "FENDER", AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2023 · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
39–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Feb 14, 2023
D
Democratic13
76% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 16, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-22)
house
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-2-3)
senate
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Verdin
RRepublican
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
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