---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-148, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE IDENTIFYING CODE AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE FIFTY DOLLAR FEE ASSOCIATED WITH PLACING THE IDENTIFYING CODE ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-148, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE IDENTIFYING CODE AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE FIFTY DOLLAR FEE ASSOCIATED WITH PLACING THE IDENTIFYING CODE ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 499"
citation: "South Carolina S 499 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Malloy"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ece051db-7545-409e-84e6-8d9ad30ea344"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=499&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "5abe2d9a20f2b795675b33f7cd19cb71c0e0df1f3f9368942df989ab5611bd9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 499 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-148, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE IDENTIFYING CODE AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE FIFTY DOLLAR FEE ASSOCIATED WITH PLACING THE IDENTIFYING CODE ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/499_20170302.htm)
2. **3/6/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/499_20180306.htm)
3. **4/18/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/499_20170418.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **83–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Malloy — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** Polled out of committee Transportation
- **2017-04-18** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-20** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2017-04-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-26** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-08** Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-22-18
- **2018-03-22** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-17-18
- **2018-04-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-12
- **2018-04-18** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 170
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-09** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 159

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ece051db-7545-409e-84e6-8d9ad30ea344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).