South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 3944

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Erickson and Vaughan
Document Path: LC-0179CM25.docx

Introduced in the House on February 11, 2025
Education and Public Works

Summary: Motor Vehicles

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/11/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
2/11/2025 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 8)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/11/2025



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4160, RELATING TO WEIGHING VEHICLES AND THEIR LOADS, UNLOADING THEIR EXCESS WEIGHT, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM WEIGHTS FOR ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 56-5-4160 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    (N) Any motor vehicle that is primarily powered by means of an electric battery shall be allowed to exceed the gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits, including tolerances, by no more than two thousand pounds each individually weighed, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty-two thousand pounds. This provision also applies on the interstate as allowed by federal law.

 

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

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