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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "BLOOD TYPE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "INFORMATION";” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "BLOOD TYPE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "INFORMATION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-3350, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND VETERAN DESIGNATIONS ON DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON APPLICATIONS FOR A PERSON'S BLOOD TYPE TO APPEAR ON A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND TO PROVIDE A CAU
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Where it is
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Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 41) · Jan 30, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 41) · Jan 30, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 2) · Apr 2, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 4, 2025
Amended (House Journal-page 10) · Apr 8, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 10) · Apr 8, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 13) · Apr 8, 2025
House
Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19) · Apr 9, 2025
House
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4) · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 4) · Apr 9, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 9, 2025
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 30, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation (Senate Journal-page 7) · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 29) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 29) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 29) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 29) · Mar 26, 2026
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 23) · Mar 31, 2026
Senate
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 28) · Apr 1, 2026
House
Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 29) · Apr 1, 2026
House
Ratified R 123 · Apr 1, 2026
Signed By Governor · Apr 6, 2026
Effective date 10/06/26 · Apr 23, 2026
Act No. 115 · Apr 23, 2026
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Erickson
Recorded votes
Concur in Senate AmendmentsHouse · 2026-04-01 · Passed · Yeas 110, Nays 0, Excused Absence 5, Not Voting 9
2nd ReadingSenate · 2026-03-26 · Passed · Ayes 37, Nays 0, Excused Absence 9
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-04-08 · Passed · Yeas 97, Nays 0, Excused Absence 9, Not Voting 17
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 115 (Apr 23, 2026).