republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-344.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 344	South Carolina S 344 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Corbin	5	20	2	2017-02-01	2017-05-15	openstates	ocd-bill/b08d96d7-dfb0-45d8-8a94-fd79926bd412	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=344&session=122&summary=B	0d7fa7431c566a4dbcc51c8448e33ef13f460a48bca191e4aefce81a3a843c72	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 344 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 2/1/2017 (committee substitute) — source
2. 3/2/2017 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/8/2017 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/26/2017 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/27/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 93–1 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Corbin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-01 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2017-03-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-03-08 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-03-08 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-03-08 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2017-03-09 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2017-03-13 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2017-03-13 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2017-04-26 Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
• 2017-04-27 Amended amendment-passage
• 2017-04-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2017-04-27 Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-1
• 2017-04-27 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2017-04-28 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2017-05-03 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2017-05-04 Ratified R 28
• 2017-05-09 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2017-05-12 Effective date 5/9/17
• 2017-05-15 Act No. 19

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b08d96d7-dfb0-45d8-8a94-fd79926bd412. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).