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type: "Bill"
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title: "Utility terrain vehicle"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM \"UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE (UTV)\" AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF UTV'S ON THE HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THE STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"OFF-ROAD USE ONLY\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-77-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE\" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN UTV'S; BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-5140 SO AS TO PROVIDE FARMERS HOLDING SCATE CARDS AND DRIVER'S LICENSES MAY OPERATE CERTAIN UTV'S WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-630, RELATING TO PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO CLASSIFY UTV'S AS PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-90, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MINOR PASSENGERS FROM WEARING SAFETY BELTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS DURING CERTAIN ATHLETIC EVENTS. - 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: "S 222"
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citation: "South Carolina S 222 (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: ["Ott", "Stubbs"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-15"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f908e43-fd76-44cc-a271-86fc0b89a15e"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=222&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "522970c72da60a37595e7965bbbc9d47123b6092435b3db32530f6c6d12ac8c7"
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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 S 222 (2025-2026) — Utility terrain vehicle
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 2, TITLE 56 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE (UTV)" AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF UTV'S ON THE HIGHWAYS AND STREETS OF THE STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "OFF-ROAD USE ONLY"; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-77-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN UTV'S; BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-5140 SO AS TO PROVIDE FARMERS HOLDING SCATE CARDS AND DRIVER'S LICENSES MAY OPERATE CERTAIN UTV'S WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-630, RELATING TO PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO CLASSIFY UTV'S AS PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-2-90, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MINOR PASSENGERS FROM WEARING SAFETY BELTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS DURING CERTAIN ATHLETIC EVENTS. - 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/222.htm)
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2. **01/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20250115.htm)
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3. **03/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260304.htm)
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4. **04/16/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260416.htm)
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5. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260429.htm)
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6. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260505.htm)
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7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260506.htm)
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8. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260507.htm)
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9. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/222_20260512.htm)
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## Votes
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- to adopt — **19–24** (fail) · upper
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- to concur — **26–18** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt amendment 1B — **22–14** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **30–14** (pass) · upper
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- to adopt amendment — **29–14** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **109–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ott — primary (person)
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- Stubbs — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-04** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-16** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-16** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-05** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-14
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- **2026-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-05-06** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
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- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-3
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- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-18
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 133
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 11/18/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 164
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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/2f908e43-fd76-44cc-a271-86fc0b89a15e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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