republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-4033.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 4033	South Carolina H 4033 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Allison Arrington B. Newton Bennett Blackwell Clemmons Clyburn Crawford Daning Erickson Hixon Murphy Taylor Yow	5	20	2	2017-03-22	2017-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/0ca7cbb2-2a9c-4efb-923d-271d17d2eb3d	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4033&session=122&summary=B	cb1a7072554a2e495ce4143688ceca3ae22d48c22a9903de40f0778b5b48e837	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4033 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 3/22/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/29/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 4/4/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/5/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/6/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 98–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Arrington — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Clemmons — primary (person)
• Clyburn — primary (person)
• Crawford — primary (person)
• Daning — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-22 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-22 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2017-03-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Yow, Erickson, B.Newton, Bennett, Arrington
• 2017-03-29 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-04-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Crawford, Clemmons
• 2017-04-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-04-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-04 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
• 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
• 2017-04-05 Recalled from Committee on Transportation
• 2017-04-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2017-05-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-05-10 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2017-05-11 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-15 Ratified R 119
• 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-26 Effective date 5/19/17
• 2017-05-31 Act No. 81

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0ca7cbb2-2a9c-4efb-923d-271d17d2eb3d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).