2017-2018 Bill 4710: Special License Plates - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 4710

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Hill, Williams, McKnight, Yow, West, Gagnon, McCravy, Wheeler, Parks, Henegan, Caskey, Gilliard, Brown, B.Newton, Allison, Chumley, Long, Elliott, Henderson and Blackwell

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Introduced in the House on January 24, 2018

Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2018

Last Amended on May 10, 2018

Currently residing in the House

Summary: Special license plates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

1/24/2018HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage76)

1/24/2018HouseReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journalpage76)

3/6/2018HouseCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journalpage5)

3/7/2018HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler, Parks, Henegan, Caskey, Gilliard, Brown, B.Newton, Allison, Chumley, Long

3/8/2018HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Elliott, Henderson, Blackwell

3/8/2018HouseDebate adjourned until Mon., 31218 (House Journalpage83)

3/20/2018HouseAmended (House Journalpage11)

3/20/2018HouseRead second time (House Journalpage11)

3/20/2018HouseRoll call Yeas95 Nays0 (House Journalpage14)

3/21/2018HouseRead third time and sent to Senate (House Journalpage7)

3/21/2018SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage6)

3/21/2018SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation(Senate Journalpage6)

3/21/2018Scrivener's error corrected

5/8/2018SenatePolled out of committee Transportation(Senate Journalpage18)

5/8/2018SenateCommittee report: Favorable Transportation(Senate Journalpage18)

5/9/2018Scrivener's error corrected

5/9/2018SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage43)

5/9/2018SenateRoll call Ayes30 Nays8 (Senate Journalpage43)

5/10/2018SenateAmended

5/10/2018SenateRead third time and returned to House with amendments

5/10/2018SenateRoll call Ayes41 Nays1

5/10/2018HouseNonconcurrence in Senate amendment (House Journalpage124)

5/10/2018HouseRoll call Yeas4 Nays82 (House Journalpage124)

5/10/2018SenateSenate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed McElveen, Shealy, Jackson (Senate Journalpage110)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2018

3/6/2018

3/20/2018

3/21/2018

5/8/2018

5/9/2018

5/10/2018

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

May 10, 2018

H.4710

Introduced by Reps. Hill, Williams, McKnight, Yow, West, Gagnon, McCravy, Wheeler, Parks, Henegan, Caskey, Gilliard, Brown, B.Newton, Allison, Chumley, Long, Elliott, Henderson and Blackwell

S. Printed 5/10/18--S.

Read the first time March 21, 2018.

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ABILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 147 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY ISSUE PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERAN SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Section 56310110 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 56310110.(A)The department may issue ‘Operation Desert StormDesert Shield Veteran’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles or light pickups, as defined in Section 563630, registered in their names who are veterans of Operation Desert StormDesert Shield who served on active duty in the Persian Gulf at anytime during the period of August 2, 1990, to February 28, 1991. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that he served on active duty during Operation Desert StormDesert Shield, along with his application for this special license plate. The special license plate may have imprinted on it an emblem, a seal, or other symbol that honors veterans of Operation Desert StormDesert Shield. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month it is issued. The fee for this special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license fee of twenty dollars.

(B)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the department in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be placed in the state’s general fund.The provisions contained in Section 5638100(A)(1) and (2) do not apply to the production and distribution of this special license plate.

(C)The guidelines for the production of a special license plate under this section must meet the requirements of Section 5638100.”

SECTION2.Section 56310210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 56310210.(A)The department may issue ‘Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles or light pickups, as defined in Section 563630, registered in their names who are veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom who served on active duty fighting against terrorism at anytime following September 11, 2001, until the operation is completed. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that he served on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom, along with his application for this special license plate. The special license plate may have imprinted on it an emblem, a seal, or other symbol that honors veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month it is issued. The fee for this special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license fee of twenty dollars.

(C)The guidelines for the production of a special license plate under this section must meet the requirements of Section 5638100.”

SECTION3. Section 56310310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 56310310.(A)The department may issue ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran’ special motor vehicle license plates to owners of private passengercarrying motor vehicles or light pickups, as defined in Section 563630, registered in their names who are veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom who served on active duty in Iraq or the Persian Gulf at anytime from March 20, 2003, until the operation is completed. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that he served on active duty in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with his application for this special license plate. The special license plate may have imprinted on it an emblem, a seal, or other symbol that honors veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period which expires twentyfour months from the month it is issued. The fee for this special license plate is the regular motor vehicle registration fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special motor vehicle license fee of twenty dollars.

(C)The guidelines for the production of a special license plate under this section must meet the requirements of Section 5638100.”

SECTION4.Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Article 148

Air Medal Special License Plates

Section 56314810.(A)Beginning on July 1, 2019, the Department of Motor Vehicles may issue ‘Air Medal’ special license plates to owners of private passenger-carrying motor vehicles, as defined in Section 563630, or motorcycles as defined in Section 56320, registered in their names who have been awarded the Air Medal. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that the owner received the Air Medal, along with the owner’s application for this special license plate. The fee for this special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title and a special license plate fee of twenty dollars. The license plates issued pursuant to this section must contain the words ‘combat veteran’ and an illustration of the Air Medal.

(B)The production and issuance of this special license plate are exempt from the provisions contained in Section 5638100(A)(1) and (2).”

SECTION5.Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 16-11-605.(A)Except as provided in subsection (B), a person shall not operate an unmanned aerial vehicle within a horizontal distance of five hundred feet or a vertical distance of four hundred feet from a state or federal military installation with restricted public access without written consent from the commander of the specific military installation or his designee. If specific approvals have been given, all flights must be conducted within the requirements set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration for the operations of unmanned aerial vehicles.

(B)This section does not apply to any person who: registers with the Federal Aviation Administration as an operator of a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle; operates the vehicle for the purpose of monitoring, operating, maintaining, or enhancing electric, communications, water conveyance, or transportation infrastructure or determining if repairs to such infrastructure are necessary; and notifies the commander of the specific military installation prior to operating the vehicle, provided that the notification must include the registration number the Federal Aviation Administration has issued for the vehicle.

(C)A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.”

SECTION 6.If any provision of this act is held or determined to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then it is the intention of the General Assembly that the provision is severable from the remaining provisions of this act and that the holding does not invalidate or render unenforceable another provision of this act.

SECTION7.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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