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H 4249

South Carolina House bill in Session 126.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: April 30, 2026.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHT OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Bill ID SC-126-H-4249
Session 126
Status passed_lower
House passed_lower 2026-04-30
Summary

Emergency Scene Management

Sponsor
Erickson
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-03-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-30 Status passed_lower
2026-04-30 Latest Action Read third time and enrolled ( Senate Journal-page 37 )
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