2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3856: Department of Motor Vehicles

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; And By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Delete The Term "certified" And Replace It With The Term "normal."

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Bill History

1/30/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/8/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Senate
4/9/2025
Scrivener's error corrected

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
4/8/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
17
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Transportation(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Amended
Bill Text4/9/202539.3 KB
Amended
Bill Text4/8/202538.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/4/202553.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/2/202552.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202532.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/2025184.7 KB