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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-6410 AND 56-5-6420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE AGE, WEIGHT, AND POSITION OF A CHILD WHO MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY, AND TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS BEING CONSIDERED REAR PASSENGER SEATS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-6410 AND 56-5-6420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE AGE, WEIGHT, AND POSITION OF A CHILD WHO MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY, AND TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS BEING CONSIDERED REAR PASSENGER SEATS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3864"
citation: "South Carolina H 3864 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Collins", "Elliott", "Erickson", "King"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e6a3c9b-e6eb-4d87-8758-a9e0a3d75563"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3864&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "a2368467ccec9b89dc87bd06cecd43497c63138bf62825d19e67cdd17200f7e3"
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 3864 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-6410 AND 56-5-6420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN CHILDREN MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHILE TRAVELING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN A VEHICLE WITH AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF CHILD RESTRAINT DEVICES, SO AS TO REVISE THE AGE, WEIGHT, AND POSITION OF A CHILD WHO MUST BE SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY, AND TO INCLUDE TEMPORARY LIVING QUARTERS IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AS BEING CONSIDERED REAR PASSENGER SEATS. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2/28/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3864_20170228.htm)
2. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3864_20170329.htm)
3. **4/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3864_20170404.htm)
4. **5/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3864_20170502.htm)
5. **5/9/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3864_20170509.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **380** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **7528** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **7024** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Elliott
- **2017-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Taylor, DC Moss, Toole, Chumley, Blackwell, Burns, Loftis, Arrington, Hiott, Forrester, Hamilton, Hixon, Long, Hart, Finlay, Hill, Putnam, Erickson, Magnuson
- **2017-04-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-04** Roll call Yeas-75 Nays-28
- **2017-04-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Recalled from Committee on Transportation
- **2017-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2017-05-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-10** Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-24
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 115
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-05-31** Act No. 78
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e6a3c9b-e6eb-4d87-8758-a9e0a3d75563`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).