2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H4304: Passing a School Bus

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-2790 So As To Make Vehicle Owners Or Operators Liable To The Department Of Education For Unlawfully Overtaking And Passing School Buses; By Adding Section 59-67-235 So As To Require Operators Of School Buses To Notify The Department Of Education When Vehicles Do Not Stop When The Drivers Have Amber Signals Actuated; And By Amending Section 56-3-1335, Relating To Suspension Of Vehicle Registrations For Failure To Pay Tolls, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles Shall Suspend Vehicle Registrations For Outstanding Judgments For Passing School Buses.

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Bill History

4/3/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Scrivener's error corrected

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education and Public Works(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Draft
Bill Text4/30/202521.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text4/3/202521.1 KB