SC S0059 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on January 15 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on January 15 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-440, Relating To Penalties For Driving Without A License, So As To Increase The Penalties For Driving Without A License And Make Conforming Changes.
Title
Increased Penalties for Driving Without a License
Sponsors
| Sen. Sean Bennett [R] | Sen. Rex Rice [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-01-14 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0 |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Transportation |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation |
| 2024-12-11 | Senate | Prefiled |
