South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 936

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Shealy, Bryant, Hembree, Alexander and Malloy
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\037mino.kmm.ks.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2016
Introduced in the House on May 18, 2016
Last Amended on May 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Beginner's permit, instruction permit, or driver's license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/2/2015  Senate  Prefiled
   12/2/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/13/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 36)
   1/13/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 36)
    5/3/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation (Senate Journal-page 7)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted 
                        (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/16/2016          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/17/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   5/18/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
   5/18/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 61)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/2/2015
5/3/2016
5/12/2016
5/16/2016

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED

May 12, 2016

S. 936

Introduced by Senators Shealy, Bryant, Hembree, Alexander and Malloy

S. Printed 5/12/16--S.    [SEC 5/16/16 10:10 AM]

Read the first time January 13, 2016.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-100 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES, TO PROVIDE FOR MINORS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A BEGINNER'S PERMIT, INSTRUCTION PERMIT, OR DRIVER'S LICENSE UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION OF A RESPONSIBLE ADULT WILLING TO ASSUME THE OBLIGATION IMPOSED.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-1-100 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-1-100.    The application of an unemancipated a minor for a beginner's permit, instruction permit, or driver's license must be signed and verified before a person authorized to administer oaths by the father, mother, or guardian or, for all other minors, by a responsible adult appointed by the South Carolina Department of Social Services or the court who is willing to assume the obligation imposed under this article upon a person signing the application of a minor. Upon the extension of a permit pursuant to Section 56-1-50, authorization by the father, mother, guardian, or a responsible adult is not required."

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

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