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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver's license"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-35, 56-1-40, 56-1-140, 56-1-210, 56-1-2100, 56-1-3350, AND 56-1-2080, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN DRIVERS' LICENSES, BEGINNERS' PERMITS, COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS, THE PLACEMENT OF A VETERAN DESIGNATION ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND THE ISSUANCE OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIOD IN WHICH DRIVERS' LICENSES, CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMITS ARE VALID, TO REVISE THE FEES TO OBTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSES, CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO REVISE THE DOCUMENTS THAT MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OBTAIN A VETERAN DESIGNATION ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS PERMITTED TO HAVE ONLY ONE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PERTAINS TO THE RENEWAL OR REISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMIT. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "H 3789"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3789 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Bennett", "Bradley", "Brown", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Huggins", "R. Williams", "Taylor", "Willis"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2019-01-29"
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last_action: "2019-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27d248dd-7e37-407e-a32f-fbd6e4805d92"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3789&session=123&summary=B"
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source_hash: "88aa3ed88fb24f163d15681991c62e183db1e66083933ec5424c5dbc681d2f32"
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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 3789 (2019-2020) — Driver's license
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-1-35, 56-1-40, 56-1-140, 56-1-210, 56-1-2100, 56-1-3350, AND 56-1-2080, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, AND EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN DRIVERS' LICENSES, BEGINNERS' PERMITS, COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS, THE PLACEMENT OF A VETERAN DESIGNATION ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND THE ISSUANCE OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIOD IN WHICH DRIVERS' LICENSES, CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMITS ARE VALID, TO REVISE THE FEES TO OBTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSES, CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES, AND SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO REVISE THE DOCUMENTS THAT MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OBTAIN A VETERAN DESIGNATION ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS PERMITTED TO HAVE ONLY ONE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PERTAINS TO THE RENEWAL OR REISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMIT. - 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. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3789.htm)
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2. **1/29/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190129.htm)
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3. **3/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190313.htm)
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4. **3/14/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190314.htm)
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5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190327.htm)
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6. **3/29/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190329.htm)
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7. **4/24/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190424.htm)
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8. **5/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190521.htm)
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9. **5/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3789_20190507.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–115** (fail) · lower
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- Adopt Conference Report — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Allison — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Brown — primary (person)
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- Huggins — primary (person)
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- R. Williams — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Willis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-14** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2019-03-20** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-26-19
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- **2019-03-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brown, Erickson, Bradley, Huggins, Forrest, Taylor
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- **2019-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
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- **2019-03-26** Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-27-19
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- **2019-03-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-27** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
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- **2019-03-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-03-29** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2019-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-09** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
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- **2019-05-09** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-115
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- **2019-05-09** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Grooms, Johnson, Climer
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- **2019-05-09** Conference committee appointed Thigpen, Yow, Bennett
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- **2019-05-21** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2019-05-21** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-21** Conference report adopted
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- **2019-05-21** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
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- **2019-05-21** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2019-05-22** Ratified R 107
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- **2019-05-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-06-10** Effective date 11/24/19
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- **2019-06-10** Act No. 86
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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/27d248dd-7e37-407e-a32f-fbd6e4805d92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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