South Carolina Senate Bill 447

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-235 So As To Define Terms Related To License Plate Reader Systems, To Provide That Only Certain Entities May Use An Automatic License Plate Reader System, And To Provide Guidelines For The Ways In Which Information Obtained Through The System May Be Used By Law Enforcement; And By Adding Section 57-3-786 So As To Authorize The Department Of Transportation To Permit Certain Cameras Used By Governmental Entities On Non-interstate Highway Rights-of-way.

License plate reader system

Sen. Brian Adams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2025-03-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3155 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	235	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	3	786	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0447&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/447_20250312.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/447_20260409.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0447%202025-03-12%20introduced.pdf