Motor Vehicles
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4160, RELATING TO WEIGHING VEHICLES AND THEIR LOADS, UNLOADING THEIR EXCESS WEIGHT, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM WEIGHTS FOR ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Last action Apr 23, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2025
How they voted
84–22
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 119
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican86
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-22-13)
house
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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