---
type: "Bill"
title: "Driving on the right half of road"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1885 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE FARTHEST LEFT-HAND LANE OF A CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PLACE SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION MUST NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD, INCLUDED IN SLED'S CRIMINAL RECORDS, OR REPORTED TO THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION IS NOT NEGLIGENCE PER SE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, AND IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION, TO PROVIDE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUST NOT SEARCH AND MAY NOT REQUEST CONSENT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE, DRIVER, OR OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SOLELY BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF A VIOLATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3011"
citation: "South Carolina H 3011 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B. Newton", "Bryant", "Caskey", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliam", "Haddon", "Hardee", "Hosey", "Long", "Martin", "McGarry", "Oremus", "Pope", "Simrill", "West", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7c0211-69fb-486c-a302-59ca9641594a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3011&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "4f4a7a97798305a36a0bf1ff1fcab832d32f418e60ce5e8452e982acfb4a1666"
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 H 3011 (2021-2022) — Driving on the right half of road

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1885 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE FARTHEST LEFT-HAND LANE OF A CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PLACE SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION MUST NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD, INCLUDED IN SLED'S CRIMINAL RECORDS, OR REPORTED TO THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION IS NOT NEGLIGENCE PER SE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, AND IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION, TO PROVIDE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUST NOT SEARCH AND MAY NOT REQUEST CONSENT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE, DRIVER, OR OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SOLELY BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF A VIOLATION. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3011.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20201209.htm)
3. **3/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20210302.htm)
4. **3/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20210323.htm)
5. **3/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20210325.htm)
6. **3/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20210304.htm)
7. **5/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3011_20210512.htm)

## Votes

- Grant Free Conference Powers — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- to grant free conference powers — **44–1** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **105–2** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **1–107** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGarry — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Simrill — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2021-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
- **2021-01-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
- **2021-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson
- **2021-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
- **2021-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2021-03-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2021-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2021-04-06** Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-107
- **2021-04-08** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Bennett, McElveen, Turner
- **2021-04-08** Conference committee appointed Morgan, West, Henderson-Myers
- **2021-05-06** Free conference powers granted
- **2021-05-06** Free conference committee appointed Bennett, McElveen, Turner
- **2021-05-06** Free conference report received and adopted
- **2021-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-1
- **2021-05-12** Free conference powers granted
- **2021-05-12** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2021-05-12** Free conference committee appointed Morgan, West, Henderson-Myers
- **2021-05-12** Free conference report adopted
- **2021-05-12** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-2
- **2021-05-12** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 80
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 08/15/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 64

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7c0211-69fb-486c-a302-59ca9641594a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).