S*0194 (Rat #0198, Act #0114 of 1983) General Bill, By D.S. Rushing, P.B. McLeod, E.J. Patterson, Setzler and J.V. Smith
    A Bill to amend Section 56-5-2940, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to penalties for violation of laws prohibiting the operation of motor vehicles while under the influence of intoxicating substances, so as to provide for a fine or mandatory imprisonment or the court may require public service employment in lieu of prison for a first offense; a mandatory fine and imprisonment or the court may require public service employment in lieu of prison for a second offense; a mandatory fine and imprisonment with no option to perform public service employment for a third, fourth, or fifth and subsequent offense; no part of a minimum sentence shall be suspended; minimum sentence is mandatory when bodily injury results from driving under influence of alcohol or drugs, court may suspend all or part of monetary fine except for first offense; and to amend Section 56-5-2990, as amended, relating to suspension of convicted driver's license so as to provide for the suspension of such license for three years for a fourth offense and permanent suspension for a fifth or subsequent offense; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 56-5-2945, so as to provide any person who causes great bodily injury or death is guilty of a felony; to provide that offenses of Section 56-5-2930 prior to enactment of this Act be tried under law in force at time of commission of crime; to amend Section 16-1-10, as amended, relating to crimes classified as felonies so as to include the crime in Section 56-5-2945 of injuring or killing any person while driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.-amended title
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02/03/83	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-322
02/03/83	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-323
03/02/83	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-584
03/03/83	Senate	Amended SJ-621
03/03/83	Senate	Read second time SJ-622
03/03/83	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-622
03/08/83	Senate	Debate adjourned SJ-652
03/31/83	Senate	Amended SJ-901
03/31/83	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-904
04/06/83	Senate	Amended SJ-922
04/06/83	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-923
04/07/83	Senate	Amended SJ-938
04/07/83	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-955
04/12/83	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2135
04/12/83	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2136
05/11/83	House	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary HJ-2755
05/17/83	House	Special order, set for immediately foll. consideration of S 497 (Under H 3099) HJ-2904
05/24/83	House	Amended HJ-3031
05/24/83	House	Debate interrupted HJ-3040
05/25/83	House	Amended HJ-3103
05/25/83	House	Read second time HJ-3114
05/26/83	House	Read third time HJ-3142
05/26/83	House	Returned HJ-3142
05/30/83	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-1589
06/01/83	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Hearn, Hughston & McEachin HJ-3318
06/01/83	Senate	Conference committee appointed Sens. J. V. Smith, Patterson, Rushing SJ-1704
06/07/83	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-3568
06/07/83	House	Free conference committee appointed Hearn, Hughston & McEachin HJ-3568
06/07/83	House	Free conference report received HJ-3568
06/07/83	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-3572
06/08/83	House	Reconsider vote whereby free conference report adopted HJ-3575
06/08/83	House	Free conference report received HJ-3575
06/08/83	House	Free conference report adopted HJ-3579
06/08/83	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-1926
06/08/83	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Patterson, J. V. Smith, Rushing SJ-1926
06/08/83	Senate	Free conference report received SJ-1930
06/08/83	Senate	Free conference report adopted SJ-1930
06/09/83		Ratified R 198
06/14/83		Signed By Governor
06/14/83		Effective date 06/14/83
06/14/83		Act No. 114
06/24/83		Copies available