Bill Text: SC H4380 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Samantha L. Josephson Ridesharing Safety Act
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-05 - Act No. 82 [H4380 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H4380-Comm_Sub.html
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
May 7, 2019
H. 4380
Introduced by Reps. Rose, Caskey, Huggins, Bales, Anderson, Crawford, Moore, Hewitt and Bailey
S. Printed 5/7/19--S.
Read the first time April 10, 2019.
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "SAMANTHA L. JOSEPHSON RIDESHARING SAFETY ACT"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-1640, RELATING TO THE SAFETY INSPECTION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY (TNC) VEHICLES, SO AS TO REQUIRE TNC VEHICLES IN THIS STATE TO POSSESS AND DISPLAY CERTAIN ILLUMINATED SIGNAGE AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE TNC DRIVER IS ACTIVE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-23-1640 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:
"( ) At the time of a pick-up of a TNC passenger, a TNC vehicle must display the vehicle's license plate number, which must be printed in a legible font of no less than two inches in height and displayed from the front of the TNC vehicle. The display of the license plate number shall not be required to be permanent and shall not be required to be issued or approved by a TNC or the State, including the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Office of Regulatory Staff."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect thirty days after approval by the Governor.
