republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/s-947.md

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Bill	Driver training schools	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-23-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTING DRIVER TRAINING COURSES OFFERED BY CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND EMPLOYERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTRATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS EXEMPTION ALSO APPLIES TO DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES OFFERED BY ASSOCIATIONS FORMED BY GROUPS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THAT PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO EMPLOYEES OF THEIR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-23-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS MAY OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COVER THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING OR EDUCATING PERSONS TO DRIVE OR OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	S 947	South Carolina S 947 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Climer Garrett Grooms	9	25	3	2022-01-11	2022-04-07	openstates	ocd-bill/c8b0e386-e008-400b-b726-92a2601772fa	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=947&session=124&summary=B	69c4f4098396074cdf3ab093225552929d14273f5af71395288e1af2eba0bfaa	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 947 (2021-2022) — Driver training schools

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-23-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTING DRIVER TRAINING COURSES OFFERED BY CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS AND EMPLOYERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTRATION AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS EXEMPTION ALSO APPLIES TO DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES OFFERED BY ASSOCIATIONS FORMED BY GROUPS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES THAT PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO EMPLOYEES OF THEIR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-23-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS MAY OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COVER THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING OR EDUCATING PERSONS TO DRIVE OR OPERATE MOTOR VEHICLES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/11/2022 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/25/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 1/26/2022 (committee substitute) — source
5. 1/27/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 1/31/2022 (committee substitute) — source
7. 2/24/2022 (committee substitute) — source
8. 2/28/2022 (committee substitute) — source
9. 3/9/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 98–6 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• to concur — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Climer — primary (person)
• Garrett — primary (person)
• Grooms — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-11 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2022-01-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-01-26 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-01-27 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2022-01-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-01-27 Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-0
• 2022-01-27 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2022-01-28 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2022-01-31 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-02-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-02-01 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2022-02-24 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-28 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-03-02 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Carter, Forrest, Hixon, Calhoon, McCabe, Blackwell, Dabney, GR Smith, Bryant, Ligon, VS Moss, Hewitt, Finlay, Daning, McCravy, MM Smith, Fry, Rose, Whitmire, Gilliam and Yow
• 2022-03-09 Amended amendment-passage
• 2022-03-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-03-09 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-6
• 2022-03-10 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-17 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2022-03-17 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2022-03-29 Ratified R 133
• 2022-04-04 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-04-07 Effective date 04/04/22
• 2022-04-07 Act No. 126

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c8b0e386-e008-400b-b726-92a2601772fa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).