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type: "Bill"
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title: "Beginner's permits"
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description: "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"
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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 4673"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4673 (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: ["Erickson", "Gilliam", "Henegan", "Williams"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-12-14"
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last_action: "2024-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85ea39a6-8a70-4c90-80e2-593cc65d9a39"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4673&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "dfc91e34b336e4e5a1b8a23f8166ec9542c1dfb427084ae1308d3a7b34ddabb6"
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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 4673 (2023-2024) — Beginner's permits
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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
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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/4673.htm)
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2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4673_20240110.htm)
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3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4673_20240327.htm)
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4. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4673_20240417.htm)
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5. **04/18/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4673_20240418.htm)
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6. **12/14/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4673_20231214.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Henegan — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-12-14** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2023-12-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-10** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Henegan
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- **2024-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-28** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
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- **2024-03-28** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2024-03-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-04-02** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-17** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-18** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-25** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
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- **2024-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 161
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- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-29** Effective date 11/13/24
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- **2024-05-29** Act No. 146
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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/85ea39a6-8a70-4c90-80e2-593cc65d9a39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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