South Carolina H 3944: Motor Vehicles

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



H. 3944



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Erickson and Vaughan

Document Path: LC-0179CM25.docx



Introduced in the House on February 11, 2025

Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2025

Last Amended on April 22, 2025


Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation



Summary: Motor Vehicles





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	2/11/2025	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 8)

	2/11/2025	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 8)

	4/9/2025	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

	4/22/2025	House	Amended (House Journal‑page 22)

	4/22/2025	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 22)

	4/22/2025	House	Roll call Yeas-87  Nays-23 (House Journal‑page 23)

	4/23/2025	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal‑page 8)

	4/23/2025	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 9)

	4/23/2025	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal‑page 9)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



02/11/2025

04/09/2025

04/22/2025

04/22/2025-A









Amended

April 22, 2025



H. 3944



Introduced by Reps. Erickson and Vaughan 



S. Printed 4/22/25--H.

Read the first time February 11, 2025



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A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56‑5‑4160, RELATING TO WEIGHING VEHICLES AND THEIR LOADS, UNLOADING THEIR EXCESS WEIGHT, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM WEIGHTS FOR ELECTRIC BATTERY POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES.

	Amend Title To Conform



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.	Section 56‑5‑4160 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:



	(N) Any motor vehicle that is primarily powered by means of an electric battery shall be allowed to exceed the gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits, including tolerances, by no more than two thousand pounds each individually weighed, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty‑two thousand pounds. This provision also applies on the interstate as allowed by federal law.

	(O) The exception provided in subsection (N) shall expire on July 1, 2030.



SECTION 2.	This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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