Blackout license plates

2025-2026 Bill 1119: Blackout license plates - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1119
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Bennett
Document Path: SR-0639KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Blackout license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/14/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/14/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 7
)

4/15/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 46
)

4/28/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 55
)

4/28/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (
Senate Journal-page 55
)

4/29/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 35
)

4/30/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 157
)

4/30/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 157
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/14/2026
04/15/2026

Committee Report

April 15, 2026

S. 1119

Introduced
by Senator Bennett

S. Printed 4/15/26--S.

Read the first time April 14, 2026

________

The committee on Senate
Transportation

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1119) to amend
the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section
56-3-16610
so as to provide
that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue blackout special license, etc.,
respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

LAWRENCE GROOMS for Committee.

_______

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
56-3-16610
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES shall ISSUE
BLACKOUT SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 3, Title 56 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

A
rticle 157

B
lackout Special License Plates

S
ection
56-3-16610
.
(
A) The Department of
Motor Vehicles shall issue blackout special license plates to owners of private
passenger motor vehicles or motorcycles registered in their names. This special
license plate is exempt from the provisions contained in Section
56-3-8100
.
Each blackout special license plate must have a solid black background and
white characters imprinted horizontally.

(
B) Each
special license plate must be issued or revalidated for a biennial period that
expires twenty-four months from the month the plate is issued. The fee for each
special license plate is the regular biennial registration fee contained in
Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title plus an additional biennial fee of forty
dollars. The additional biennial fee of forty dollars must be credited to the
State Highway Fund. The fee for each special personalized plate is an
additional biennial fee of sixty dollars, which must be credited to the State
Highway Fund.

S
ECTION 2. The
department shall produce special blackout plates within six months after the
effective date of this act.

S
ECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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