republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4674.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	License plates	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1240, RELATING TO THE DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY, TO PROVIDE HOW LICENSE PLATES MUST BE FASTENED TO VEHICLES, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPLAY OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES ON LARGE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-15020 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "HEARING IMPAIRED" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 150 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA EQUINE INDUSTRY" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-7340, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "NATIVE AMERICAN" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED TO OWNERS OF MOTORCYCLES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 151 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "CATAWBA NATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 152 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "CHEROKEE INDIAN NATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 153 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 AND 2022 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017, 2022, AND 2024 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 60 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "AUTISTIC AND NEURODIVERGENT" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 154 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14910, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES REFLECTIVE OF VALOROUS AWARDS CONFERRED UPON ACTIVE OR PRIOR SERVICE MEMBERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF THESE LICENSE PLATES TO RECIPIENTS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDALS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14990, RELATING TO ALLOWING SURVIVING SPOUSES TO APPLY FOR OR TRANSFER CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY FOR OR TRANSFER CERTAIN MILITARY LICENSE PLATES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4674	South Carolina H 4674 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Erickson	7	24	3	2023-12-14	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/de8e6c25-68fd-4358-a753-67fe32df05fb	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4674&session=125&summary=B	6f7c22a92630a423187b1eb73cfbf8374d3d21adda4bd03fde15c6b75b14d817	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4674 (2023-2024) — License plates

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1240, RELATING TO THE DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY, TO PROVIDE HOW LICENSE PLATES MUST BE FASTENED TO VEHICLES, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPLAY OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES ON LARGE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES; BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-15020 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "HEARING IMPAIRED" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 150 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA EQUINE INDUSTRY" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-7340, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "NATIVE AMERICAN" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED TO OWNERS OF MOTORCYCLES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 151 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "CATAWBA NATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 152 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "CHEROKEE INDIAN NATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 153 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017 AND 2022 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 2017, 2022, AND 2024 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 60 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "AUTISTIC AND NEURODIVERGENT" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY ADDING ARTICLE 154 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14910, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES REFLECTIVE OF VALOROUS AWARDS CONFERRED UPON ACTIVE OR PRIOR SERVICE MEMBERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE ISSUANCE OF THESE LICENSE PLATES TO RECIPIENTS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDALS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14990, RELATING TO ALLOWING SURVIVING SPOUSES TO APPLY FOR OR TRANSFER CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD MAY APPLY FOR OR TRANSFER CERTAIN MILITARY LICENSE PLATES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/24/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/04/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/17/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/07/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/09/2024 (committee substitute) — source
7. 12/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Adopt Amendment 1 — 91–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 112–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Erickson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-12-14 Prefiled filing
• 2023-12-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-01-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-01-24 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-01-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-01-30 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
• 2024-01-31 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-01-31 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-01-31 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2024-04-04 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-04-17 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2024-04-17 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2024-05-07 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-07 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2024-05-09 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
• 2024-05-09 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2024-05-09 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 220
• 2024-05-20 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 11/20/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 178

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/de8e6c25-68fd-4358-a753-67fe32df05fb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).