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H. 4454
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Long, Chumley, Burns, Allison, Felder, Morgan, Taylor, Jefferson, Brown, Tallon, Yow, Ridgeway, Martin and B. Newton
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Introduced in the House on April 11, 2019
Introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2020
Last Amended on March 5, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Traffic accident scenes
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/11/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 76)
4/11/2019 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
(House Journal-page 76)
1/15/2020 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and
Public Works (House Journal-page 4)
1/16/2020 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
1/21/2020 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). GM Smith, Daning, Clyburn,
Bailey, Hewitt, Willis, Hardee, Bamberg, Rose, Hayes,
Atkinson, Weeks, R Williams, Hart, Hosey
(House Journal-page 39)
3/4/2020 House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton
3/4/2020 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway,
Martin, B.Newton
3/4/2020 House Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Willis, GM Smith,
Daning, Hardee, Hosey, Hayes, Atkinson, Hewitt, R
Williams, Weeks, Bamberg, Hart (House Journal-page 34)
3/5/2020 House Amended (House Journal-page 16)
3/5/2020 House Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
3/5/2020 House Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
3/5/2020 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 21)
3/6/2020 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
3/10/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
3/10/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 8)
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AMENDED
March 5, 2020
H. 4454
Introduced by Reps. Long, Chumley, Burns, Allison, Felder, Morgan, Taylor, Jefferson, Brown, Tallon, Yow, Ridgeway, Martin and B. Newton
S. Printed 3/5/20--H.
Read the first time April 11, 2019.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1538, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS THAT REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING AN EMERGENCY SCENE OR EMERGENCY VEHICLE, THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS SECTION, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1539 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS, REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC INCIDENT SCENE, AND PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER AND PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OFFENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1537 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PROVIDE TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO A DRIVER OF A WRECKER OR TOWING SERVICE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1538(I) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(I) For purposes of this section:
(1) 'Authorized emergency vehicle' means any ambulance, police, fire, rescue, recovery, or towing vehicle authorized by this State, county, or municipality to respond to a traffic incident.
(2) 'Emergency services personnel' means fire, police, or emergency medical services personnel (EMS), or tow truck operators responding to an emergency incident."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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