South Carolina Senate Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-07 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To The Expiration And Renewal Of A Driver's License, To Provide That, When A Person Who Is Sixty-five Years Of Age Or Older Renews His License, The License Shall Expire On The Date Recommended By The Licensed Ophthalmologist Or Optometrist Conducting The Vision Screening Or Five Years From The Date It Was Issued, Whichever Is Earlier; And To Amend Section 56-1-220 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Vision Screenings Required For Driver's Licenses, To Require A Vision Screening To Receive An Initial License And A Renewed License, And To Require The Screening Ophthalmologist Or Optometrist To Certify That Minimum Standards Have Been Met.

Driver's license

Sen. Scott Talley [R]

Sen. John Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2018-02-07	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	1	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	1	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0979&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/979_20180207.htm