Senate advances wide-ranging DUI reform after committee amendment and multiple floor changes
The South Carolina Senate moved forward on S 52, a sweeping DUI reform bill, adopting a committee amendment and multiple floor changes that add new enforcement tools, ignition-interlock requirements and a small fines-based youth violence prevention fund.
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The South Carolina Senate advanced S 52, a comprehensive DUI reform bill, after adopting a committee amendment and several floor amendments during extended floor debate. Senators debated enforcement measures, testing procedures and new penalties as the measure moved through the special-order calendar. "This amendment does two things... the penalties are the same," said Senator Hembree, explaining a legislative reorganization intended to clarify the criminal conduct listed in the bill (Senator Hembree).
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