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H5240 • 2026

Special restricted driver's license

Special restricted driver's license

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Sponsor
Rep. Caskey
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 56 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Special restricted driver's license

Special restricted driver's license

What This Bill Does

  • Special restricted driver's license

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 56 )

  2. 2026-02-24 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 56 )

Official Summary Text

Special restricted driver's license

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2025-2026 Bill 5240: Special restricted driver's license - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5240
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Caskey
Document Path: LC-0506CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Special restricted driver's license
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/24/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 56
)

2/24/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 56
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/24/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
56-1-180
, RELATING TO SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSES, SO AS TO
PROVIDE THAT A MINOR WITH A SPECIAL RESTRICTED DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY NOT OPERATE
A VEHICLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND FIVE O'CLOCK A.M. UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A
LICENSED DRIVER.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
56-1-180
(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
B) A special restricted driver's license
is valid only in the operation vehicles during daylight hours. The holder of a
special restricted driver's license must be accompanied by a licensed adult,
twenty-one years of age or older after six o'clock p.m. or eight o'clock p.m.
during daylight saving time. The holder of a special restricted driver's license
may not drive between midnight and
six

five
o'clock a.m. unless accompanied by any licensed
individual listed in Section
56-1-100
(A)(1-7). The accompanying driver must:

(
1)
occupy a seat beside the conditional license holder when the conditional
license holder is operating a motor vehicle; or

(
2)
be within a safe viewing distance of the conditional license holder when the
conditional license holder is operating a motorcycle or a moped.

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

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