South CarolinaFailure to stop a motor vehicle
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-750, RELATING TO FAILURE TO STOP MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN SIGNALED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES, TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL FELONY OFFENSE WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS LED ON A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 19Act No. 38Latest
- May 19Effective date 05/12/26
- May 12Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 8Ratified R 57
- May 7Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Vote recorded Adopt Amendment 3a. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7Returned to Senate with amendments
- May 7Senate amendment amendedMinor
- May 6Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- May 1Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-5
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 30Read second timeMinor
- Apr 30AmendedMajor
- Apr 29Special order, set for April 29, 2025
- Apr 16Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 15Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 15Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Apr 10Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 9Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-10
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 4. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Read second timeMinor
- Apr 9AmendedMajor
- Apr 9Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
- Apr 3Debate adjourned
- Apr 2Debate adjourned
- Apr 1Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Erickson, Bradley
- Mar 27Debate adjourned
- Mar 26Debate adjourned
- Mar 26Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Martin, BL Cox, Collins, Bowers, Jordan, Guest, Hager, Whitmire
- Mar 26Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
- Mar 25Debate adjourned
- Mar 25Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- Mar 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Taylor, Gagnon, Oremus, Hartz, Davis
- Mar 4Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-25-25
- Feb 26Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 5Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 5PrefiledIntroduced