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Introduced
01/30/2025
01/30/2025
In Committee
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Crossed Over
04/09/2025
04/09/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill 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 To 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."
AI Summary
This bill makes multiple amendments to South Carolina's motor vehicle laws, covering a wide range of administrative and regulatory changes. The bill modifies provisions related to special identification cards by removing the specific requirement for "blood type" and replacing it with more general "information" terminology, and establishes procedures for voluntarily disclosing blood type on identification cards. It introduces a new definition for "rental trailer" and provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for such trailers. The bill also adjusts dealer licensing requirements by reducing the minimum number of vehicle sales needed to qualify for dealer plates from twenty to fifteen, revises wholesale motor vehicle auction license expiration periods from twelve to thirty-six months, and increases associated license fees. Additionally, the bill updates definitions for buses (changing passenger capacity from ten to sixteen), modifies driver instructor permit fees and expiration dates, and revises the points system for evaluating dealer performance records by adding and eliminating certain point violation criteria. The changes aim to streamline administrative processes, provide more flexibility for vehicle dealers and trailer rental businesses, and update various regulatory definitions and requirements within the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill will take effect six months after gubernatorial approval.
Committee Categories
Education, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Senate Transportation Full Committee (11:00:00 3/18/2026 Gressette Room 308) (on 03/18/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3856&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250430.htm |
| Fiscal Note - H3856 2025-04-02 Amended | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3856%202025-04-02%20amended.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250409.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250408.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250404.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250402.htm |
| Fiscal Note - H3856 2025-01-30 Introduced | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3856%202025-01-30%20introduced.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250130.htm |
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