H 3858 General Bill, By Bowen, Whipper, Cobb-Hunter, Owens, Hiott, Skelton, J.R. Smith, Spires, Douglas, Bales, Anderson, Hosey, Munnerlyn, Bowers, Jefferson, Southard, Merrill, Norman, Huggins, Stavrinakis, R.L. Brown, Clyburn, Crosby, Daning, Finlay, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Hardee, Hart, Herbkersman, Hixon, Hodges, Howard, Lucas, M.S. McLeod, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Pitts, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Ridgeway, Rivers, Ryhal, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Taylor, Wells, Williams, Willis and Wood
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Summary: Electronic communication device
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 56-5-3890 AND 56-5-3897 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO USE AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF MONIES COLLECTED FROM FINES ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF POINTS AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POINTS MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE DRIVING RECORD OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF DISTRACTED DRIVING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2920, RELATING TO RECKLESS DRIVING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RECKLESS DRIVING INCLUDES DISTRACTED DRIVING OR INATTENTIVE DRIVING THAT INCLUDES TEXTING WHILE DRIVING WHEN BODILY INJURY OCCURS.
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03/21/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
03/21/13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 13)
04/17/13	House	Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 44)
04/17/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 44)