South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4000

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. G.R. Smith, Burns, Stringer, Willis, Dillard, Elliott and B. Cox
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6028cm21.docx

Introduced in the House on March 2, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Authorized Emergency Vehicles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/2/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
    3/2/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
    4/7/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott, B.Cox

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/2/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-170, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TERM "AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES" AND ITS DEFINITION, THE DISPLAY OF BLUE OR RED LIGHTS AND THE WORD "POLICE" ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, AND HOW THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN ENTITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT VEHICLES ARE "AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-170(A)(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(8)    public and private vehicles while transporting individuals actually engaged in emergency activities because one or more occupants belong to a fire department, volunteer fire department, police department, sheriff's office, authorized county government litter enforcement office, rescue squad, emergency management department, or volunteer rescue squad;"

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

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