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H4775 • 2026

Driver's licenses

Driver's licenses

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Sponsor
Reps. Moss and Pope Companion/Similar bill(s): 3170
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 87 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Driver's licenses

Driver's licenses

What This Bill Does

  • Driver's licenses

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 87 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 87 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Official Summary Text

Driver's licenses

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4775: Driver's licenses - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4775
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moss and Pope
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3170
Document Path: LC-0342CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Driver's licenses
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
Education and Public Works

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 87
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 87
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
56-1-520
SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A DRIVER'S
LICENSE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
56-1-520
.
(
A) A driver's license
issued by another state exclusively to undocumented immigrants who are unable
to prove lawful presence in the United States when the license was issued, is
invalid in this State and does not authorize the holder to drive a motor vehicle
in this State. These drivers' licenses include licenses that are issued
exclusively to undocumented immigrants or licenses that are substantially the
same as licenses issued to citizens, residents, or those lawfully present in
the United States, but have markings establishing that the license holder did
not exercise the option of providing proof of lawful presence.

(
B) A
law enforcement officer who stops a person driving with an invalid license
described in subsection (A) shall issue a citation to the driver for driving
without a license in violation of Section
56-1-440
.

(
C)
The department, to facilitate the enforcement of this section and to aid in
providing notice to the public and visitors of invalid licenses, shall maintain
on its website a list of out-of-state classes of drivers' licenses that are
invalid in this State.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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