South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3213

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. George and McKnight
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5160cm15.docx

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on February 24, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Auto accidents

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 151)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 151)
   2/17/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 18)
   2/18/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
   2/18/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
   2/19/2015  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
   2/24/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   2/24/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2014
2/17/2015

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 17, 2015

H. 3213

Introduced by Reps. George and McKnight

S. Printed 2/17/15--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3213) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 56-1-227 so as to provide that a law enforcement officer who suspects that a motor vehicle accident, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

MERITA A. ALLISON for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-227 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO SUSPECTS THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF A DRIVER'S LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION MUST NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THIS DETERMINATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 56-1-227.    A law enforcement officer who reasonably suspects that a motor vehicle accident was the result of a driver's loss of consciousness due to any medical condition that impaired the driver's ability to safely operate a motor vehicle must notify the department of this determination. The department shall promulgate regulations and develop the procedures and documents that are required to obtain written, electronic, or other methods of notification to implement the provisions contained in this section."

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

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