South Carolina House Bill 3360 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-02 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bryant
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, So As To Enact The "south Carolina Hands-free Act"; To Amend Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Delete Certain Terms, Define New Terms, Revise The Circumstances When It Is Unlawful To Operate A Motor Vehicle While Using A Wireless Telecommunications Device, And Revise The Penalty For A Violation Of This Provision And The Allocation Of The Fines Collected; To Amend Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points Assessed Against A Person's Motor Vehicle Record For Committing Certain Violations, So As To Provide Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; And To Provide That At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act.

SC Hands-free Act

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]
Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]	Rep. Bruce Bryant [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bryant
2021-01-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

S0248 (Similar To) 2022-03-01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3677 (Similar To) 2021-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	3890	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3360&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3360_20201209.htm