Transportation

passed · South Carolina · Senate Mar 20, 2025

S 380: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, RELATING TO SPECIFIC INFORMATION SERVICE SIGNING, DESIGNATED AS

This joint resolution approves updated regulations by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) for highway information signs (the "LOGO Program"), including new requirements that food signs must indicate prepared food service and alignment with federal traffic control standards. The regulations, designated as Document 5358, were drafted to comply with the latest federal MUTCD manual and amend criteria for signage categories. This approval is required for the updated rules to take effect, directly affecting businesses that use highway signage for information services, such as restaurants and travel centers.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationApproves updated SCDOT highway sign regulations to align with federal MUTCD standards, enhancing traffic control safety and consistency in transportation infrastructure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Vehicle Registration

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3152: Speedometers

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-4905 SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLES ALONG A HIGHWAY WITHOUT SPEEDOMETERS MAINTAINED IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE PERSONS CHARGED WITH OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES TWENTY MILES AN HOUR OR LESS IN EXCESS OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMITS THAT CAN PROVE THEIR VEHICLES' SPEEDOMETERS WERE NOT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, MUST BE CHARGED WITH OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT SPEEDOMETERS THAT ARE MAINTAINED IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRequires functional speedometers for vehicle safety on highways, enhancing transportation safety standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3167: Handicapped student information for school bus safety

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-67-520, RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WHO PROVIDE SUCH TRANSPORTATION HAVE A LEGITIMATE EDUCATIONAL INTEREST IN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BEHAVIOR OR HEALTH OF THE HANDICAPPED STUDENTS THAT COULD HAVE A HEALTH OR SAFETY IMPACT, AND MUST BE GIVEN SUMMARIES OF SUCH INFORMATION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates school districts to provide safety-critical health/behavior summaries to bus drivers for handicapped students, directly enhancing transportation safety and access to education for disabled students.80% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAmends school bus safety rules to require health/behavior info for drivers, enhancing transportation safety for disabled students under vehicle regulations.90% confidence

Sub-Topics School Transportation Public Transit

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3373: Rural Infrastructure Authority

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 11-50-30, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, SO AS TO DIRECT THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AUTHORITY AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATER QUALITY REVOLVING FUND AUTHORITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 11-50-40, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, SO AS TO MODIFY A DEFINITION; BY REPEALING SECTION 1-11-25 RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION WITHIN THE AUTHORITY; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 1-11-26 RELATING TO GRANTS FUNDS OF THE AUTHORITY.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill directs rural infrastructure authority to support transportation-related authorities, enhancing infrastructure coordination and project facilitation.90% confidence

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in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 14, 2025

S 90: South Carolina Hands-free Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, SO AS TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL REVISIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOTIFY MOTORISTS OF THE HANDS-FREE REQUIREMENTS AT CERTAIN POINTS ALONG THE STATE'S INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill creates penalties for distracted driving to enhance road safety, directly aligning with transportation safety indicators in the topic description.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Roads & Highways Traffic Safety

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3644: Greenville Airport Commission

A BILL TO AMEND ACT 919 OF 1928, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT COMMISSION, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS TO TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationIncreases airport commission's debt capacity for infrastructure, directly funding transportation infrastructure projects per bill's amendment to authorize $20M in indebtedness.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Airports

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in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 13, 2025

H 4012: PalmettoPride

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 37-29-110, RELATING TO PALMETTOPRIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SO AS TO ADD THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, AS A TWELFTH MEMBER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 37-29-130, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, AND THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, BY PALMETTOPRIDE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PALMETTOPRIDE MUST FLOW THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates DOT oversight of PalmettoPride funds, strengthening transportation department coordination and fund management.85% confidence

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in committee · South Carolina · Senate Mar 13, 2025

S 451: School Bus Interior Camera System

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL NEWLY PURCHASED OR LEASED SCHOOL BUSES MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERIOR CAMERA.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates interior cameras on school buses for safety, enhancing infrastructure and student safety during transportation - direct support for educational safety measures.85% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates interior cameras on school buses to enhance passenger safety, directly strengthening vehicle safety regulations within transportation infrastructure.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Transportation Public Transit

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in committee · South Carolina · Senate May 1, 2025

S 636: EV and Hybrid Fees

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-645, RELATING TO ROAD USE FEES FOR VEHICLES POWERED BY ELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, AND FUELS OTHER THAN MOTOR FUEL, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BIENNIAL ROAD USE FEES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND HYBRID VEHICLES.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationIncreases road use fees for EVs/hybrids to maintain transportation infrastructure funding, ensuring equitable contribution to road maintenance as vehicle types change.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Electric Vehicles Transportation Funding Vehicle Registration

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signed · South Carolina · House May 26, 2026

H 4249: Emergency Scene Management

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates reduced speed/yielding near stopped vehicles with hazard lights, enhancing road safety standards for transportation operations.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Vehicle Registration