Transportation

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

in committee · South Carolina · Senate May 13, 2025

S 664: South Carolina Speed Safety Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SPEED SAFETY ACT OF 2025" BY ADDING ARTICLE 12 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO EMPLOY SPEED SAFETY SYSTEMS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-70, RELATING TO CERTAIN VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS SUSPENDED DURING STATES OF EMERGENCY, AND DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCIES TRIGGERING FEDERAL RELIEF, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF CITATIONS FOR CERTAIN TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-710, RELATING TO POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN TRAFFIC CITATIONS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 56-7-35, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationEnables local governments to deploy speed safety systems, directly enhancing road safety standards under transportation regulations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Traffic Safety Vehicle Registration

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in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3845: Transportation improvement projects

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 57-5-880, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ENTITY UNDERTAKING A FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECT SHALL BEAR THE COSTS RELATED TO RELOCATING BROADBAND SERVICE LINES AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION PAYMENTS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 2 OF ACT 36 OF 2019 RELATED TO A SUNSET PROVISION.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires entities to cover broadband relocation costs during highway projects, ensuring continued internet access infrastructure maintenance.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates entities undertaking highway projects to cover broadband relocation costs, facilitating transportation infrastructure development by removing a barrier to project execution.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Broadband Access Roads & Highways

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in committee · South Carolina · House Mar 25, 2026

H 3173: Failure to yield right-of-way

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3255 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHEN GREAT BODILY INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAdds penalty for failure to yield right-of-way causing injury/death, directly enhancing road safety standards per bill summary.90% confidence

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3344: State Infrastructure Protection Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 11-1-130 SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES IN CONNECTION WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationProhibits foreign contracts for critical infrastructure, protecting transportation infrastructure per topic context85% confidence

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passed · South Carolina · House Mar 26, 2025

H 4224: Distracted Driver Awareness Month

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS "DISTRACTED DRIVER AWARENESS MONTH" THROUGHOUT OUR STATE AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINA CITIZENS TO PRACTICE SAFE DRIVING BEHAVIORS AND PLEDGE TO DRIVE DISTRACTION FREE.

Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationPromotes distracted driving awareness to enhance road safety, aligning with transportation safety initiatives per bill's focus on safe driving behaviors.90% confidence

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