South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4998

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Herbkersman and Newton
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5078cm16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5118

Introduced in the House on February 25, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Golf cart permits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/25/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 69)
   2/25/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 69)
   3/15/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Newton

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES' ISSUANCE OF GOLF CART PERMITS AND THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH WORKING HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS DURING NON-DAYLIGHT HOURS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-2-105 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 86 of 2015, is further amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection at the end:

"( )    A municipality may adopt an ordinance that provides that the provisions of this section that restrict the operation of a golf cart to daylight hours only do not apply to a golf cart that is equipped with working headlights and rear lights. A county may adopt an ordinance that provides that the provisions of this section that restrict the operation of a golf cart to daylight hours only do not apply in certain areas of the county to a golf cart that is equipped with working headlights and rear lights."

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

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