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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Work Zone Safety Program"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-219 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORK ZONE PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-15, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-130, RELATING TO LICENSE EXAMINATIONS AND BASIC AND CLASSIFIED LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES. - 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 5023"
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citation: "South Carolina H 5023 (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: ["B. Newton", "Brewer", "Gatch", "Gilliam", "Guffey", "Hager", "Hartnett", "Hewitt", "J. Moore", "J.L. Johnson", "Lawson", "Mitchell", "O'Neal", "Pedalino", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "Wooten"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-01"
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last_action: "2024-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9566f75-8fc7-4f97-adf6-eb36c264c938"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5023&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "15b30bb7959cfaa1984df064280cc14c37f5a73110bdf8845cc66f1e746835ca"
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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 5023 (2023-2024) — Work Zone Safety Program
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-219 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WORK ZONE PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-15, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, SO AS TO REQUIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-130, RELATING TO LICENSE EXAMINATIONS AND BASIC AND CLASSIFIED LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS COMPLETE THE WORK ZONE SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES. - 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/5023.htm)
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2. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240201.htm)
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3. **03/21/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240321.htm)
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4. **03/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240326.htm)
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5. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240327.htm)
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6. **04/04/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240404.htm)
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7. **04/18/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5023_20240418.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **85–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **120–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hager — primary (person)
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- Hartnett — primary (person)
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- Hewitt — primary (person)
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- J. Moore — primary (person)
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- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Mitchell — primary (person)
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- O'Neal — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- Wooten — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-02-01** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, O'Neal
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- **2024-02-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson, Pedalino, B.Newton
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- **2024-03-05** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Nutt
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- **2024-03-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** Roll call Yeas-120 Nays-0
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- **2024-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-03-27** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-04-04** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-18** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2024-04-25** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-02** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-7-24
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- **2024-05-07** Debate adjourned
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- **2024-05-08** Debate adjourned
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- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-0
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- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 228
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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. 182
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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/f9566f75-8fc7-4f97-adf6-eb36c264c938`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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