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type: "Bill"
title: "Drivers License Blood Type"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO ALLOW APPLICANTS TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THEIR BLOOD TYPES, ALLOW THEIR BLOOD TYPES TO BE DISCLOSED ON DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERMITS, AND TO PROVIDE NO CAUSE OF ACTION MAY ARISE NOR LIABILITY BE IMPOSED ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHEN INACCURATE BLOOD TYPES ARE INDICATED ON DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERMITS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 968"
citation: "South Carolina S 968 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peeler", "Rankin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7272ad93-d691-4dd0-b8e2-eaf3a0430776"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=968&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "0b5c5ee71b9cdfad67b005f44602cf261c5b15256564de1418de4c3731e333e6"
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 S 968 (2023-2024) — Drivers License Blood Type
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO ALLOW APPLICANTS TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THEIR BLOOD TYPES, ALLOW THEIR BLOOD TYPES TO BE DISCLOSED ON DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERMITS, AND TO PROVIDE NO CAUSE OF ACTION MAY ARISE NOR LIABILITY BE IMPOSED ON CERTAIN PERSONS WHEN INACCURATE BLOOD TYPES ARE INDICATED ON DRIVERS' LICENSES AND PERMITS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/968.htm)
2. **01/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240117.htm)
3. **01/18/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240118.htm)
4. **02/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240227.htm)
5. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240228.htm)
6. **02/29/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240229.htm)
7. **03/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240301.htm)
8. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/968_20240501.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **1080** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
- **2024-03-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Erickson, Hiott, Carter, Hixon, Guffey, Sessions, McCravy, MM Smith, BL Cox, Guest
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 193
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 11/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 167
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7272ad93-d691-4dd0-b8e2-eaf3a0430776`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).