republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3011.md

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Bill	Driving on the right half of road	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1885 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE FARTHEST LEFT-HAND LANE OF A CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PLACE SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION MUST NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD, INCLUDED IN SLED'S CRIMINAL RECORDS, OR REPORTED TO THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION IS NOT NEGLIGENCE PER SE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, AND IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION, TO PROVIDE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUST NOT SEARCH AND MAY NOT REQUEST CONSENT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE, DRIVER, OR OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SOLELY BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF A VIOLATION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3011	South Carolina H 3011 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Atkinson B. Newton Bryant Caskey G.M. Smith Gilliam Haddon Hardee Hosey Long Martin McGarry Oremus Pope Simrill West Wooten Yow	7	39	6	2020-12-09	2021-06-01	openstates	ocd-bill/cf7c0211-69fb-486c-a302-59ca9641594a	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3011&session=124&summary=B	4f4a7a97798305a36a0bf1ff1fcab832d32f418e60ce5e8452e982acfb4a1666	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3011 (2021-2022) — Driving on the right half of road

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1885 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A VEHICLE MAY NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE FARTHEST LEFT-HAND LANE OF A CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAY, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST PLACE SIGNS ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS DIRECTING SLOWER TRAFFIC TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION MUST NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE RECORD, INCLUDED IN SLED'S CRIMINAL RECORDS, OR REPORTED TO THE OFFENDER'S MOTOR VEHICLE INSURER, TO PROVIDE A VIOLATION IS NOT NEGLIGENCE PER SE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, AND IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE IN A CIVIL ACTION, TO PROVIDE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MUST NOT SEARCH AND MAY NOT REQUEST CONSENT TO SEARCH A VEHICLE, DRIVER, OR OCCUPANT OF A VEHICLE SOLELY BECAUSE OF A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPEAL OF A VIOLATION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/23/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/25/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Grant Free Conference Powers — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• to grant free conference powers — 44–1 (pass) · upper
• Adopt Free Conference Report — 105–2 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 1–107 (fail) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Atkinson — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Bryant — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hardee — primary (person)
• Hosey — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)
• Martin — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Simrill — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-12-09 Prefiled filing
• 2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2021-01-13 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
• 2021-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
• 2021-01-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
• 2021-02-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson
• 2021-03-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
• 2021-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-04 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2021-03-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-03-05 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-03-09 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2021-03-23 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-25 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-03-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-30 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-06 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
• 2021-04-06 Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-107
• 2021-04-08 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Bennett, McElveen, Turner
• 2021-04-08 Conference committee appointed Morgan, West, Henderson-Myers
• 2021-05-06 Free conference powers granted
• 2021-05-06 Free conference committee appointed Bennett, McElveen, Turner
• 2021-05-06 Free conference report received and adopted
• 2021-05-06 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-1
• 2021-05-12 Free conference powers granted
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
• 2021-05-12 Free conference committee appointed Morgan, West, Henderson-Myers
• 2021-05-12 Free conference report adopted
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-2
• 2021-05-12 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2021-05-13 Ratified R 80
• 2021-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-06-01 Effective date 08/15/21
• 2021-06-01 Act No. 64

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cf7c0211-69fb-486c-a302-59ca9641594a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).