South Carolina House Bill 4615

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-09 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-850 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide Certain Equipment Must Be Maintained On Funeral Escort And Lead Vehicles, To Provide Right Of Way Conditions For Funeral Processions And Conditions For The Operation Of Vehicles In Funeral Processions, To Provide For The Imposition Of Liability For Injuries That Occur In Funeral Processions, And To Provide Penalties; And By Amending Section 56-5-950, Relating To Obedience To Traffic-control Devices, So As To Provide Drivers Of Funeral Lead Vehicles, Funeral Escort Vehicles, And Vehicles In Funeral Processions Are Exempt From Provisions Contained In This Section.

Funeral processions

Rep. John King [D]

Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-01-09	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-11-16	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-11-16	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
56	5	850	(n/a)	See Bill Text
56	5	950	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4615&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4615_20231116.htm