SC S0052 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Debate adjourned
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Debate adjourned
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2930, Relating To Operating Motor Vehicles While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Amend The Penalty Provisions To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2933, Relating To Driving With Unlawful Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Delete The Provision That Provides Nothing In The Section Requires Installation Of Ignition Interlock Devices Prior To Contested Case Hearings; By Amending Section 56-5-2945, Relating To The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence, So As To Create The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Second Degree, Establish Penalties, And Define The Term "moderate Bodily Injury"; By Amending Section 56-5-2947, Relating To Child Endangerment, So As To Include The Offenses Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Reckless Driving As Violations Subject To A Charge Of Child Endangerment; By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Revise The Circumstances, Procedures To Be Followed, And Test Sites That Can Be Used When Persons Are Subjected To Tests For Alcohol Or Drugs, To Provide That Laboratory Technicians, Phlebotomists, And Emergency Medical Technicians May Obtain Blood Or Urine Samples, To Revise The Period Of Suspensions Of Driving Privileges That Must Be Imposed For Failure If Persons Refuse To Be Tested And If Persons Have Certain Alcohol Concentrations, To Revise The Provision That Establishes Alcohol Concentrations, And To Delete The Provision Relating To Persons Incapable Of Refusing To Consent To Tests; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued License Suspensions May Install Ignition Interlock Devices Within Thirty Days And Obtain Temporary Drivers' Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions, And To Provide That Persons Who Refuse To Submit To Chemical Tests Must Have Their Drivers' Licenses Suspended For One Year For A First Offense, And To Provide Increased Suspensions For Subsequent Offenses, Or If Persons Take The Tests And Register Alcohol Concentrations Of Over Fifteen One-hundredth Of One Percent Or More, That Their Licenses Are Suspended For Two Months; By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Sites And Breath Test Sites For Video Recording, So As To Provide That Nothing In This Section May Be Construed To Compel Or Authorize A Dismissal Of A Dui Offense If The Officers Substantially Comply With The Statute And That Motions For Suppression Of Evidence Under The Statute Must Be Made Prior To Jeopardy Attaching; By Amending Section 56-5-2920, Relating To Reckless Driving, So As To Create The Offenses Of Felony Reckless Driving With Great Bodily Injury And Reckless Driving Resulting In Moderate Bodily Injury And To Establish Penalties; By Adding Section 56-5-2960 So As To Provide That Persons Convicted Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Causing The Death Or Disability Of Parents Or Guardians May Be Ordered To Pay Child Support As Restitution For The Duration Of Any Probation Ordered, Perform Community Service, Or Both; By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses Or Permits Or The Denial Of Issuance Of Licenses Or Permits To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With Certain Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued Notices Of Suspensions May Obtain Temporary Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions; And By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To The Surrender Of Licenses, So As To Remove The Provision That Nothing In This Section Requires Persons Obtain Ignition Interlocks Unless The Offenses Are Alcohol Related.
Title
Driving under the influence
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 23 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-05-13 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 115 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2026-04-30 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 45 (Y: 19 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 45 (Y: 22 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-01-15 - Senate - Senate: To Set For Special Order (Y: 40 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-13 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 115 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2026-04-30 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 45 (Y: 19 N: 27 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 45 (Y: 22 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-01-15 - Senate - Senate: To Set For Special Order (Y: 40 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-23 Nays-13 |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Free conference powers rejected |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Conference committee appointed JE Johnson, Robbins, Rose |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hembree, Adams, Tedder |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-115 |
| 2026-05-13 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment |
| 2026-05-12 | House | Debate adjourned |
| 2026-05-08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | House amendment amended |
| 2026-05-01 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments |
| 2026-05-04 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-05-01 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-04-30 | House | Amended |
| 2026-04-29 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-02-02 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Debate interrupted |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1 |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Special order, set for January 15, 2026 |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Prefiled |
Same As/Similar To
H4005 (Similar To) 2025-03-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | 286 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 1 | 400 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2920 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2930 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2933 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2941 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2945 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2947 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2950 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2951 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2953 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 56 | 5 | 2960 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
