South Carolina Senate Bill 90

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Revise The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Telecommunications Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation, To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Hands-free Requirements At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, And To Define Necessary Terms.

South Carolina Hands-free Act

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Sen. Sean Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
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

H3276 (Similar To) 2025-05-19 - Act No. 40
H3536 (Similar To) 2025-02-05 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0090&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/90_20241211.htm