H*4672 Session 122 (2017-2018)
H*4672(Rat #0260, Act #0220 of 2018) General Bill, By Elliott, B. Newton,
Allison, Felder, Bryant, Putnam, Martin, Arrington, Thigpen, Gagnon, Thayer,
Douglas, Govan, Anderson, McGinnis, Huggins, Tallon, Daning, D.C. Moss, Long,
Henderson, Mace, Cogswell, West, Chumley, Gilliard, Atwater, J.E. Smith,
Bernstein, Jefferson, Williams, W. Newton, Henderson-Myers, Ballentine, Bowers,
Weeks and M. Rivers
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL
LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING
MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A
PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE
THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE
CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT
ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title
01/24/18 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 25)
01/24/18 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works (House Journal-page 25)
01/24/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam,
Martin, Arrington, Thigpen, Gagnon, Thayer,
Douglas, Govan
01/30/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
D.C.Moss, Anderson, McGinnis
01/31/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
02/01/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tallon
02/06/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning,
Long, Henderson, Mace, Cogswell, West, Chumley,
Gilliard, Atwater, J.E.Smith, Bernstein
02/07/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Jefferson, Williams
02/08/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
02/14/18 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 52)
02/15/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
Henderson-Myers, Ballentine
02/20/18 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Hart, Yow,
Rutherford, Ott, Taylor, Crosby, Hosey, Kirby,
Anderson, Elliott, Clyburn, Crawford, Willis,
Knight, West (House Journal-page 8)
02/21/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Weeks
02/27/18 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.Rivers
02/27/18 House Amended (House Journal-page 28)
02/27/18 House Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
02/27/18 House Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 31)
02/28/18 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 17)
02/28/18 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 22)
02/28/18 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 22)
04/18/18 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Transportation (Senate Journal-page 13)
04/25/18 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 33)
04/25/18 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
04/25/18 Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 33)
04/26/18 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments (Senate Journal-page 18)
05/01/18 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
(House Journal-page 51)
05/01/18 House Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-8 (House Journal-page 52)
05/14/18 Ratified R 260
05/18/18 Signed By Governor
05/25/18 Effective date 05/18/18
05/31/18 Act No. 220
H. 4672
(A220, R260, H4672)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Vision screening
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-220(A) and (B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) The department shall require vision screening for all persons obtaining an initial license and upon license renewal. The vision screening must be offered by the department, however, a person's screening must be waived upon the submission of a certificate of vision examination dated within the previous twelve months from an ophthalmologist or optometrist licensed in any state.
(B) The renewal license forms distributed by the department must be designed to contain a certification that the vision of the person screened meets the minimum standards required by the department or have been corrected to meet these requirements. The certification must be executed by the person conducting the screening. A Certificate of Vision Examination form must be executed by the certifying ophthalmologist or optometrist and must be transmitted to the department electronically pursuant to its electronic specifications. The minimum standards of the department shall not require a greater degree of vision than 20/40 corrected in one eye. Persons using bioptic lenses must adhere to the provisions contained in Section 56-1-222."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect October 1, 2020.
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.
Approved the 18th day of May, 2018.
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