Habitual Offender Moped Exemption
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-1100, RELATING TO HABITUAL OFFENDER PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR DRIVING A MOPED FOR A PERSON DECLARED AN HABITUAL OFFENDER, AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES PROVIDES SPECIFIC NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR THE APPROPRIATE SOLICITOR OF ANY VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2023
Last action Mar 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2023
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Mar 8, 2023
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
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