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type: "Bill"
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title: "Emergency vehicle operators"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING VEHICLE CONTROL IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES TO AVOID INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "H 4436"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4436 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ballentine", "Burns", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Chumley", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Herbkersman", "Hiott", "Lawson", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "Mitchell", "Pope", "Robbins", "Taylor", "Wetmore", "Wooten", "Yow"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-05-04"
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last_action: "2024-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14568da0-e11d-49d1-b9f5-45422bc59d71"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4436&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "2ddc0993a2ae7b6b7e46133108428f78d83751f5545d9017d4e9279e84512c44"
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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 4436 (2023-2024) — Emergency vehicle operators
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING VEHICLE CONTROL IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES TO AVOID INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4436.htm)
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2. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4436_20240228.htm)
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3. **03/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4436_20240301.htm)
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4. **04/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4436_20240425.htm)
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5. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4436_20230504.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ballentine — primary (person)
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- Burns — primary (person)
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- Calhoon — primary (person)
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Chumley — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- Hiott — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Long — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Wetmore — primary (person)
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- Wooten — 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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- **2023-05-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
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- **2024-01-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Hiott, Davis, Pope, Herbkersman, M.M.Smith, Robbins
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- **2024-01-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
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- **2024-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns, Chumley
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- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-01** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-03-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow
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- **2024-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-06** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
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- **2024-03-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-03-07** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
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- **2024-03-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-25** Polled out of committee Transportation
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- **2024-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-07** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2024-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 213
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- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
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- **2024-05-29** Act No. 174
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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/14568da0-e11d-49d1-b9f5-45422bc59d71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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