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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF \"ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER\", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS \"HIGHWAY WORK ZONE\" AND \"HIGHWAY WORKER\"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF \"ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER\", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS \"HIGHWAY WORK ZONE\" AND \"HIGHWAY WORKER\"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2017-2018"
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identifier: "H 4033"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4033 (2017-2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Arrington", "B. Newton", "Bennett", "Blackwell", "Clemmons", "Clyburn", "Crawford", "Daning", "Erickson", "Hixon", "Murphy", "Taylor", "Yow"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2017-03-22"
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last_action: "2017-05-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ca7cbb2-2a9c-4efb-923d-271d17d2eb3d"
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source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4033&session=122&summary=B"
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source_hash: "cb1a7072554a2e495ce4143688ceca3ae22d48c22a9903de40f0778b5b48e837"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4033 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO DELETE THIS PROVISION, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF "ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER", TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THIS OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "HIGHWAY WORK ZONE" AND "HIGHWAY WORKER"; TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE DRIVING RECORD OF PERSONS OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER RESULTING IN NO INJURY IS A TWO POINT VIOLATION, THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER IN WHICH INJURY RESULTS IS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION, AND TO DELETE THE OFFENSE OF FAILING TO GIVE A SIGNAL OR GIVING IMPROPER SIGNAL FOR STOPPING, TURNING, OR SUDDENLY DECREASING SPEED AS A FOUR POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1536 RELATING TO DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES AND PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL DRIVING IN TEMPORARY WORK ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2150, RELATING TO TURNING, STOPPING, AND REDUCING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND THE SIGNALS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR THESE ACTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **3/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4033_20170322.htm)
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2. **3/29/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4033_20170329.htm)
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3. **4/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4033_20170404.htm)
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4. **4/5/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4033_20170405.htm)
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5. **4/6/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4033_20170406.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Allison — primary (person)
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- Arrington — primary (person)
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Blackwell — primary (person)
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- Clemmons — primary (person)
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- Clyburn — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Daning — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- Murphy — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Yow — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-03-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Yow, Erickson, B.Newton, Bennett, Arrington
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- **2017-03-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Crawford, Clemmons
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- **2017-04-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2017-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-04-04** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
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- **2017-04-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-04-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2017-04-05** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2017-04-05** Recalled from Committee on Transportation
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- **2017-04-06** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2017-05-10** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2017-05-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 119
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- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2017-05-26** Effective date 5/19/17
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- **2017-05-31** Act No. 81
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ca7cbb2-2a9c-4efb-923d-271d17d2eb3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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