South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 354

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Rice
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5937cm21.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Last Amended on April 6, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Golf carts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 282)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 282)
   3/23/2021  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment 
                        Transportation (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/24/2021          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/25/2021  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
    4/6/2021  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 42)
   5/13/2021  Senate  Recommitted to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020
3/23/2021
3/24/2021
4/6/2021

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 6, 2021

S. 354

Introduced by Senator Rice

S. Printed 4/6/21--S.

Read the first time January 12, 2021.

                       

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-105, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF GOLF CART PERMIT DECALS AND REGISTRATIONS AND THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS WITHIN THE STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE A MUNICIPALITY MAY ALLOW PERMITTED GOLF CARTS TO BE OPERATED WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-2-105 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(H)    A municipality may, by ordinance, allow the operation of a permitted golf cart within its jurisdiction on primary highways upon which the posted speed limit is thirty miles per hour or less, secondary highways upon which the posted speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less, streets, or roads."

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

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