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type: "Bill"
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title: "Motor Vehicle Registration"
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description: "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"
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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 585"
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citation: "South Carolina S 585 (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: ["Adams", "Devine", "Sutton", "Tedder", "Zell"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-04-16"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4266456e-c2af-4767-9248-6c05bbee3436"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=585&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "8ed22cde4b6f92de3a05c13254c8ec56d08492c3c77d334324bc8aff3732e1fa"
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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 585 (2025-2026) — Motor Vehicle Registration
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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
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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/585.htm)
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2. **04/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20260414.htm)
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3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20260415.htm)
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4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20250416.htm)
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5. **04/16/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20260416.htm)
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6. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20250423.htm)
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7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20260429.htm)
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8. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20250430.htm)
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9. **05/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/585_20260504.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Adams — primary (person)
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- Devine — primary (person)
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- Sutton — primary (person)
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- Tedder — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-16** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-08** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-15** Scrivener's error corrected
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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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- **2026-04-16** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-16** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-04-17** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2026-04-29** Returned to House with amendments
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- **2026-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-05** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-05** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 144
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 125
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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/4266456e-c2af-4767-9248-6c05bbee3436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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