H*4761 (Rat #0208, Act #0180 of 2012) General Bill, By Hiott, D.C. Moss, Agnew, Skelton, Frye, Spires, Owens, Atwater, Bowen, Gambrell, Corbin, Hardwick, Whitmire, Branham, Thayer, Crosby, Allison, Southard, J.R. Smith, Daning, Delleney, Harrison, Hayes, Hixon, V.S. Moss, Pitts, Putnam, Taylor, White and Loftis
Summary: Farm trucks defined
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-225 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "FARM TRUCK"; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-363 SO AS TO PROVIDE WHICH COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR DRIVERS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-670, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO FEES FOR FARM TRUCK LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFINITION OF "FARM TRUCK" DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT TRANSPORT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR SIXTEEN OR MORE PEOPLE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4010, RELATING TO SIZE, WEIGHT, AND SPEED LIMITATIONS PLACED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRANSPORT POLICE DIVISION HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIER LAWS WHICH INCLUDE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REGULATIONS, AND SIZE AND WEIGHT LAWS AND REGULATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-4150, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN "FARM TRUCKS" ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE THE NAME OF THE REGISTERED OWNER, LESSOR, OR LESSEE MARKED ON THE VEHICLE. - ratified title
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02/09/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
02/09/12	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 15)
02/09/12		Scrivener's error corrected
02/17/12		Scrivener's error corrected
03/21/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 56)
03/22/12		Scrivener's error corrected
03/28/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
03/28/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 29)
03/28/12	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Loftis, Hamilton, Toole, Atwater, Ballentine, Lowe, Crawford, Chumley, Merrill, Long, Bales and Pitts (House Journal-page 50)
03/28/12	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Atwater, Ballentine, Lowe, Crawford, Chumley, Bales, Merrill, Pitts, Loftis and Long (House Journal-page 50)
03/28/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 50)
03/28/12	House	Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 76)
03/29/12	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 13)
03/29/12		Scrivener's error corrected
04/03/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
04/03/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 3)
04/18/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Transportation (Senate Journal-page 18)
04/19/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 53)
04/19/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 53)
04/24/12	Senate	Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 17)
05/02/12	Senate	Reconsider vote whereby read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 3)
05/08/12	Senate	Amended
05/08/12	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
05/08/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
05/15/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 24)
05/15/12	House	Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25)
05/23/12		Ratified R 208
05/25/12		Signed By Governor
05/31/12		Effective date 05/25/12
06/01/12		Act No. 180