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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4672"
citation: "South Carolina H 4672 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Anderson", "Arrington", "Atwater", "B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bernstein", "Bowers", "Bryant", "Chumley", "Cogswell", "D.C. Moss", "Daning", "Douglas", "Elliott", "Felder", "Gagnon", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Henderson", "Henderson-Myers", "Huggins", "J.E. Smith", "Jefferson", "Long", "M. Rivers", "Mace", "Martin", "McGinnis", "Putnam", "Tallon", "Thayer", "Thigpen", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "West", "Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d903fc2-c071-4cb7-99b2-e28fe3ca9ab3"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4672&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "ff5154d9a200a62ffe97737f56f5f63d9cba8f1852866aef4f8cccd1fcbc2fca"
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 4672 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VISION SCREENING REQUIRED FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AN INITIAL LICENSE AND UPON RENEWAL OF A LICENSE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VISION SCREENING MUST BE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S SCREENING MUST BE WAIVED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CERTIFICATE OF VISION EXAMINATION FORM MUST BE EXECUTED BY THE CERTIFYING OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST AND TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **1/24/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4672_20180124.htm)
2. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4672_20180214.htm)
3. **2/27/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4672_20180227.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4672_20180418.htm)
5. **4/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4672_20180425.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **998** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **420** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment — **3873** (fail) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **1091** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Allison — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Arrington — primary (person)
- Atwater — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bryant — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Cogswell — primary (person)
- D.C. Moss — primary (person)
- Daning — primary (person)
- Douglas — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Henderson — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Huggins — primary (person)
- J.E. Smith — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M. Rivers — primary (person)
- Mace — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Putnam — primary (person)
- Tallon — primary (person)
- Thayer — primary (person)
- Thigpen — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-01-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Martin, Arrington, Thigpen, Gagnon, Thayer, Douglas, Govan
- **2018-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Moss, Anderson, McGinnis
- **2018-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
- **2018-02-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tallon
- **2018-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Long, Henderson, Mace, Cogswell, West, Chumley, Gilliard, Atwater, J.E.Smith, Bernstein
- **2018-02-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, Williams
- **2018-02-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2018-02-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers, Ballentine
- **2018-02-20** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Hart, Yow, Rutherford, Ott, Taylor, Crosby, Hosey, Kirby, Anderson, Elliott, Clyburn, Crawford, Willis, Knight, West
- **2018-02-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Weeks
- **2018-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.Rivers
- **2018-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-27** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1
- **2018-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2018-04-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-01** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2018-05-01** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-8
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 260
- **2018-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-25** Effective date 05/18/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 220
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d903fc2-c071-4cb7-99b2-e28fe3ca9ab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).