republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-5023.md

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Bill	Work Zone Safety Program	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-219 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORK ZONE PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-15, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-130, RELATING TO LICENSE EXAMINATIONS AND BASIC AND CLASSIFIED LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 5023	South Carolina H 5023 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Brewer Gatch Gilliam Guffey Hager Hartnett Hewitt J. Moore J.L. Johnson Lawson Mitchell O'Neal Pedalino Robbins Schuessler Sessions Wooten	7	27	3	2024-02-01	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/f9566f75-8fc7-4f97-adf6-eb36c264c938	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5023&session=125&summary=B	15b30bb7959cfaa1984df064280cc14c37f5a73110bdf8845cc66f1e746835ca	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5023 (2023-2024) — Work Zone Safety Program

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-219 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORK ZONE PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-15, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-130, RELATING TO LICENSE EXAMINATIONS AND BASIC AND CLASSIFIED LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/21/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/27/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/04/2024 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/18/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 39–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 85–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 120–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Gatch — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Hager — primary (person)
• Hartnett — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• J. Moore — primary (person)
• J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
• Lawson — primary (person)
• Mitchell — primary (person)
• O'Neal — primary (person)
• Pedalino — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Schuessler — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-02-01 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-02-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, O'Neal
• 2024-02-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson, Pedalino, B.Newton
• 2024-03-05 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Nutt
• 2024-03-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-26 Amended amendment-passage
• 2024-03-26 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-03-26 Roll call Yeas-120 Nays-0
• 2024-03-27 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-03-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-03-27 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2024-03-27 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-04-04 Committee report: Favorable Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-04-18 Amended amendment-passage
• 2024-04-18 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-04-18 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
• 2024-04-25 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-02 Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24
• 2024-05-07 Debate adjourned
• 2024-05-08 Debate adjourned
• 2024-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-0
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 228
• 2024-05-20 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/20/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 182

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f9566f75-8fc7-4f97-adf6-eb36c264c938. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).