Truck weight

2025-2026 Bill 4701: Truck weight - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4701
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moss and Pedalino
Document Path: LC-0340DG26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Ways and Means
Summary: Truck weight
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 60
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 60
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
12-37-2645
, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT RATIO FOR A PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR
VEHICLE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR PICKUP TRUCKS; BY AMENDING
SECTION
56-3-630
, RELATING TO VEHICLES CLASSIFIED AS PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES,
SO AS TO INCREaSE THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR TRUCKS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION
12-28-1920
, RELATING TO OPERATION OF PERMANENT OR PORTABLE WEIGH STATIONS, SO
AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
12-37-2645
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
12-37-2645
. For purposes of determining the appropriate assessment ratio used
in the calculation of the assessed value of a motor vehicle and for defining
those motor vehicles subject to the assessment ratios provided in Section
1(8)(B)(a) of Article X of the Constitution of this State, the definition of
"private passenger motor vehicle" provided in Section
56-3-630
applies except
that in the case of pickup trucks, the empty weight and gross weight limits
provided in that definition are increased respectively to nine thousand pounds
or less and
eleven
fifteen
thousand
pounds or less and the definition is deemed to include motorcycles.

S
ECTION 2.
S
ection
56-3-630
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
56-3-630
. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall classify as a private
passenger motor vehicle every motor vehicle which is designed, used, and
maintained for the transportation of ten or fewer persons and trucks having an
empty weight of nine thousand pounds or less and a gross weight of
eleven
fifteen
thousand
pounds or less, except a motorcycle, motorcycle three-wheel vehicle, or moped.
The department shall classify a three-wheel vehicle by the manufacturer's
certificate of origin for the vehicles initial registration. For subsequent
registration, the department shall classify the three-wheel vehicle by its
title document. This section does not relieve or negate any applicable fees
required under Section
56-3-660
.

S
ECTION 3.
S
ection
12-28-1920
of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

S
ection
12-28-1920
. The department may assign qualified persons who are not state
police officers to supervise or operate permanent or portable weigh stations.
A person assigned under this section may stop, inspect, and issue citations to
operators of trucks and trailers, barges or vessels having a declared gross
weight of
eleven
fifteen
thousand
pounds or more, and buses, at a permanent weigh station, or other inspection
point, or while operating a clearly marked state police vehicle for violations
of this chapter.

S
ECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor and first applies to property tax years beginning after 2025.

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