republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3505.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Infrastructure maintenance fee and road use"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-627, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE ASSESSED AGAINST VEHICLES OR OTHER ITEMS UPON THEIR FIRST REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS FEE ALSO APPLIES TO THE FIRST TITLING OF VEHICLES, OTHER ITEMS, TRAILERS, OR SEMITRAILERS BY OWNERS OR LESSEES, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT ISSUE TITLES UNTIL THE FEES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE IF DEALERS DO NOT LICENSE, TITLE, OR REGISTER ITEMS, THE CUSTOMERS MUST PAY THE FEES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN TITLING OR REGISTERING VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE IF THE LESSEE PURCHASES A VEHICLE HE ORIGINALLY LEASED AND THE REGISTRANT OF THE VEHICLE REMAINS THE SAME, THE PERSON DOES NOT OWE AN ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE, TO PROVIDE ITEMS TRANSFERRED TO AN INSURER FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING FOR SALVAGE TITLES ARE EXCLUDED FROM IMPOSITION OF FEES, TO PROVIDE FEES MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST AN OWNER OR LESSEE WHO FIRST TITLES AN ITEM IN ANOTHER STATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERS THE ITEM IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THE FEES MAY NOT BE IMPOSED IF THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF THE ITEMS IS SERVING ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-645, RELATING TO THE ROAD USE FEES IMPOSED UPON OWNERS OF VEHICLES NOT POWERED EXCLUSIVELY BY MOTOR FUELS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE FEES MUST BE COLLECTED AT THE TIME VEHICLES ARE TITLED OR REGISTERED. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3505"
citation: "South Carolina H 3505 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simrill"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/365fbc53-17aa-47a1-ad85-27ca354dea4c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3505&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "5297352c42546762b3e097cef2105a44a5abd5bf82ceaa984e25dd63e14177d6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3505 (2021-2022) — Infrastructure maintenance fee and road use

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-627, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE ASSESSED AGAINST VEHICLES OR OTHER ITEMS UPON THEIR FIRST REGISTRATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS FEE ALSO APPLIES TO THE FIRST TITLING OF VEHICLES, OTHER ITEMS, TRAILERS, OR SEMITRAILERS BY OWNERS OR LESSEES, TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOT ISSUE TITLES UNTIL THE FEES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE IF DEALERS DO NOT LICENSE, TITLE, OR REGISTER ITEMS, THE CUSTOMERS MUST PAY THE FEES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN TITLING OR REGISTERING VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE IF THE LESSEE PURCHASES A VEHICLE HE ORIGINALLY LEASED AND THE REGISTRANT OF THE VEHICLE REMAINS THE SAME, THE PERSON DOES NOT OWE AN ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE, TO PROVIDE ITEMS TRANSFERRED TO AN INSURER FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING FOR SALVAGE TITLES ARE EXCLUDED FROM IMPOSITION OF FEES, TO PROVIDE FEES MUST BE ASSESSED AGAINST AN OWNER OR LESSEE WHO FIRST TITLES AN ITEM IN ANOTHER STATE AND SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERS THE ITEM IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THE FEES MAY NOT BE IMPOSED IF THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF THE ITEMS IS SERVING ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-645, RELATING TO THE ROAD USE FEES IMPOSED UPON OWNERS OF VEHICLES NOT POWERED EXCLUSIVELY BY MOTOR FUELS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE FEES MUST BE COLLECTED AT THE TIME VEHICLES ARE TITLED OR REGISTERED. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3505.htm)
2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3505_20201216.htm)
3. **3/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3505_20210302.htm)
4. **3/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3505_20210303.htm)
5. **3/3/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3505_20210303a.htm)
6. **4/8/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3505_20210408.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **42–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simrill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McCabe
- **2021-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-4
- **2021-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-2
- **2021-05-04** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 86
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 70

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/365fbc53-17aa-47a1-ad85-27ca354dea4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).