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type: "Bill"
title: "Stop-as-Yield Law"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-970, RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES AND TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3530 SO AS TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 812"
citation: "South Carolina S 812 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rankin", "Walker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db1e4d21-5b4c-4a0a-890d-1afcf7c2bb05"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=812&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "d8364dac4e256f2bc4f798ba5f95402657ecdf8673aa0ce51d36c740ce380932"
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 812 (2025-2026) — Stop-as-Yield Law
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-970, RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES AND TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3530 SO AS TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/812.htm)
2. **01/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/812_20260114.htm)
3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/812_20260324.htm)
4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/812_20260326.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/812_20260505.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **93–18** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Walker — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-2
- **2026-04-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-04-02** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-18
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 152
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 173
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db1e4d21-5b4c-4a0a-890d-1afcf7c2bb05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).