South Carolina House Bill 3536

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act" By Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And A Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.

South Carolina Hands Free Act

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]
Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Harriet Holman [R]	Rep. Brandon Cox [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
2025-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
2025-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

H3276 (Similar To) 2025-05-19 - Act No. 40
S0090 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
H3806 (Similar To) 2025-01-28 - 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
56	5	3995	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3536&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3536_20241205.htm