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How is South Carolina's DUI overhaul bill S 52 moving through the Legislature?
The House Judiciary Committee reported S 52 favorably as amended on April 28, adding a felony DUI second-degree category for moderate bodily injury, updating video-evidence rules, and requiring probable cause and licensed medical personnel for blood draws; a floor amendment moved the bill toward alignment with the Senate-passed version on April 30. Debate continues over whether the amended blood-testing framework will withstand constitutional challenges.
AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.
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Where they stand
On How is South Carolina's DUI overhaul bill S 52 moving through the Legislature
- Representative Robbie RobbinsRepresentative, South Carolina House
- Representative Justin BambergRepresentative, South Carolina House
- Representative JohnsonRepresentative, subcommittee chair (House Judiciary criminal law)
- Representative RoseRepresentative (House Judiciary)
- Representative HartRepresentative (House Judiciary criminal law subcommittee)
- Solicitor Barry BarnettSolicitor, Seventh Judicial Circuit
"The committee amendment did increase the penalties for individuals convicted of DUI and DUAC, and that is consistent with what the Senate passed."
— Representative Robbie Robbins
Representative, South Carolina House
CP article #8032826 · Apr 30