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| Bill | Motor Vehicle Registration | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN FAMILIES EVERYWHERE (SAFE) ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-115, RELATING TO DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING NOTATIONS ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NOTATION "SAFE" MAY BE ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS TO INDICATE OWNERS OF VEHICLES OR OTHER PERSONS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1910, RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HANDICAPPED" TO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14950, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES REFLECTIVE OF MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14970, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MILITARY SERVICE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "ARMED FORCES SURVIVING SPOUSE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | S 585 | South Carolina S 585 (2025-2026) |
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South Carolina S 585 (2025-2026) — Motor Vehicle Registration
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN FAMILIES EVERYWHERE (SAFE) ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-115, RELATING TO DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING NOTATIONS ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NOTATION "SAFE" MAY BE ADDED TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS TO INDICATE OWNERS OF VEHICLES OR OTHER PERSONS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1910, RELATING TO LICENSE PLATES FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HANDICAPPED" TO INCLUDE PERSONS WHO HAVE AUTISM; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14950, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES REFLECTIVE OF MILITARY CAMPAIGN MEDALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-14970, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF MILITARY SERVICE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF "ARMED FORCES SURVIVING SPOUSE" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 04/14/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/15/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/16/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/16/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/23/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/29/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/04/2026 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 2nd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 109–0 (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 106–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Adams — primary (person)
- Devine — primary (person)
- Sutton — primary (person)
- Tedder — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-04-16 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-04-16 Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee - 2025-04-23 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2025-04-30 Committee report: Favorable Transportation
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-06 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-05-06 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- 2025-05-07 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-08 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-05-08 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee - 2026-04-14 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-04-15 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2026-04-16 Amended
amendment-passage - 2026-04-16 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-04-16 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- 2026-04-16 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2026-04-17 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-29 House amendment amended
amendment-amendment - 2026-04-29 Returned to House with amendments
- 2026-05-04 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2026-05-05 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- 2026-05-05 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- 2026-05-14 Ratified R 144
- 2026-05-15 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-26 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- 2026-05-26 Act No. 125
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4266456e-c2af-4767-9248-6c05bbee3436. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).