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S 0363 - Prohibits motor vehicle modifications that result in a motor vehicle's front fender being raised

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Luke Rankin (R)
Last Action: 5/25/2023 - Act No. 24
Senate Committee: Tran
House Committee: EdPW
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

04.25.2023 The House Education and Public Works Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
04.19.2023 The House Education and Public Works Motor Vehicles subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment defines fender and adds an additional warning period of 180 days.
01.18.2023 The Senate Transportation Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment clarifies that the bill goes into effect immediately, however allows 180 days as a warning period for law enforcement officers to issue warning tickets. 
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits motor vehicle modifications that result in a motor vehicle's front fender being raised 4 or more inches above the height of the rear fenders.

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S*0363 (Rat #0031, Act #0024 of 2023) General Bill, By Rankin, Grooms and Verdin
Similar (H 3137, H 3411, H 3414)
Summary: Carolina Squat
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-4445, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON ELEVATING OR LOWERING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROHIBIT MOTOR VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS THAT RESULT IN THE MOTOR VEHICLES' FRONT FENDERS BEING RAISED OR LOWERED FOUR OR MORE INCHES GREATER THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE REAR FENDERS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF THE FENDERS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "FENDER", AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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01/10/23Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 207)
01/10/23Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 207)
01/19/23Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation (Senate Journal-page 8)
01/20/23 Scrivener's error corrected
02/02/23Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 20)
02/02/23Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
02/14/23Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
02/14/23Senate Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 10)
02/15/23Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 6)
02/16/23House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
02/16/23House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 21)
05/02/23House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 3)
05/03/23House Amended (House Journal-page 27)
05/03/23House Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
05/03/23House Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
05/04/23House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 25)
05/04/23Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 20)
05/04/23Senate Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 20)
05/11/23 Ratified R 31
05/16/23 Signed By Governor
05/25/23 Effective date 11/12/23
05/25/23 Act No. 24



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