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type: "Bill"
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title: "Emergency Scene Management"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 4249"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4249 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Erickson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-27"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b4a0002-fad1-4695-bf33-8a41e403c240"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4249&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "c927ab158269cc71b4f9fdc4fece2b1dd256c4ba8290e1d7d6c4a624af1817e7"
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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 4249 (2025-2026) — Emergency Scene Management
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4249.htm)
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2. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20250327.htm)
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3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20260415.htm)
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4. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20250424.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 193
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 147
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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/5b4a0002-fad1-4695-bf33-8a41e403c240`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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