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A55, R89, H3582

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Harrison and Weeks
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7196ahb11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 587

Introduced in the House on February 3, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on April 12, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2011
Governor's Action: June 14, 2011, Signed

Summary: Traffic education program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/3/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 5)
    2/3/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 5)
    4/6/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
    4/6/2011  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
    4/7/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 13)
    4/7/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 13)
    4/7/2011  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 15)
    4/7/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/8/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate
   4/12/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/12/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/18/2011  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rose, Shoopman
   5/26/2011  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   5/26/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 46)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 46)
    6/2/2011  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 13)
    6/8/2011          Ratified R 89
   6/14/2011          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2011          Effective date 06/14/11
   6/20/2011          Act No. 55

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/3/2011
4/6/2011
4/7/2011
5/26/2011

(A55, R89, H3582)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR A TRAFFIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROGRAM IF HE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Traffic education program, eligibility

SECTION    1.    Section 17-22-320(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 176 of 2008, is amended to read:

"(A)    A person may be considered for a traffic education program if he has no significant history of traffic violations. A person may not participate in a traffic education program more than once."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2011.

Approved the 14th day of June, 2011.

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