republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4673.md

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Bill	Beginner's permits	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-50, RELATING TO BEGINNERS' PERMITS, HOURS, AND CONDITIONS OF VEHICLE OPERATION, RENEWAL AND FEES, DRIVERS' TRAINING COURSES, AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FULL LICENSURE, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, EXEMPT ADDITIONAL PERSONS FROM OBTAINING BEGINNERS' PERMITS BEFORE OPERATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERSONS AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE MUST HOLD A BEGINNER'S PERMIT BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR FULL LICENSURE, AND TO PROVIDE PERSONS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD MAY TAKE THE DRIVING TEST AFTER MAINTAINING A BEGINNER'S PERMIT FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS TO OPERATE CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4673	South Carolina H 4673 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Erickson Gilliam Henegan Williams	6	22	2	2023-12-14	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/85ea39a6-8a70-4c90-80e2-593cc65d9a39	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4673&session=125&summary=B	dfc91e34b336e4e5a1b8a23f8166ec9542c1dfb427084ae1308d3a7b34ddabb6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4673 (2023-2024) — Beginner's permits

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-50, RELATING TO BEGINNERS' PERMITS, HOURS, AND CONDITIONS OF VEHICLE OPERATION, RENEWAL AND FEES, DRIVERS' TRAINING COURSES, AND ELIGIBILITY FOR FULL LICENSURE, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, EXEMPT ADDITIONAL PERSONS FROM OBTAINING BEGINNERS' PERMITS BEFORE OPERATING CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PERSONS AT LEAST FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE MUST HOLD A BEGINNER'S PERMIT BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR FULL LICENSURE, AND TO PROVIDE PERSONS AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD MAY TAKE THE DRIVING TEST AFTER MAINTAINING A BEGINNER'S PERMIT FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS TO OPERATE CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/10/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/27/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/17/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/18/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 12/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 111–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Erickson — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-12-14 Prefiled filing
• 2023-12-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-01-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-01-10 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-03-27 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Henegan
• 2024-03-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-03-28 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
• 2024-03-28 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2024-03-29 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2024-04-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-04-02 Referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2024-04-17 Committee report: Favorable Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-04-18 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-04-25 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-04-25 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
• 2024-04-30 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-08 Ratified R 161
• 2024-05-13 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 11/13/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 146

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/85ea39a6-8a70-4c90-80e2-593cc65d9a39. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).