---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parking Placards"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING IN PART TO PARKING PLACARDS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO ALLOW APPLICANTS FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACARDS TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PLACARD SUBJECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE'S APPROVAL. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4819"
citation: "South Carolina H 4819 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Felder"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ea71c63-c42f-420f-a8ff-99015c7f7276"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4819&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "0e31da2e65dd64d06a9b236c51305b12dd2b2bc197ec2ab59b14c096e23df908"
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 4819 (2023-2024) — Parking Placards

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING IN PART TO PARKING PLACARDS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO ALLOW APPLICANTS FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACARDS TO PROVIDE A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PLACARD SUBJECT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE'S APPROVAL. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4819.htm)
2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4819_20240110.htm)
3. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4819_20240228.htm)
4. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4819_20240417.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2024-03-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-25** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2024-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 163
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 147

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ea71c63-c42f-420f-a8ff-99015c7f7276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).