---
type: "Bill"
title: "Train signals"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2710, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OBEYING A SIGNAL THAT INDICATES AN APPROACHING TRAIN, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRE A DRIVER TO STOP A VEHICLE APPROACHING RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3730"
citation: "South Carolina H 3730 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gilliard", "Jefferson", "Murray", "R. Williams"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2022-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3af6733c-70a1-4b47-adae-dfce719e023e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3730&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "46193459a43cd79569c4ec3fdd48a481801b3aee1b3a64a034d9fe736d73abac"
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 3730 (2021-2022) — Train signals

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2710, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OBEYING A SIGNAL THAT INDICATES AN APPROACHING TRAIN, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRE A DRIVER TO STOP A VEHICLE APPROACHING RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS. - 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/3730.htm)
2. **1/27/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20210127.htm)
3. **3/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20220317.htm)
4. **3/21/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20220321.htm)
5. **3/23/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20220323.htm)
6. **4/22/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20210422.htm)
7. **4/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20210428.htm)
8. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3730_20210429.htm)

## Votes

- Table Amendment 2 — **27–74** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Murray
- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2021-04-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-04-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-29** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-03-23** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2022-03-31** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-04-06** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2022-04-07** Ratified R 142
- **2022-04-11** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-15** Effective date 04/11/22
- **2022-04-15** Act No. 132

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3af6733c-70a1-4b47-adae-dfce719e023e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).