South CarolinaH 3474126th General Assembly (2025-2026)House

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL VEHICLE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PREARRANGED RIDE.

Sponsored By: Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Transportation Network Companies

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Clearer car and trip rules for ride-hailing drivers

The law updates ride-hailing rules for drivers’ cars and trips. A personal vehicle is your own, leased, or authorized car used to give app-booked rides; it cannot be a taxi or charter bus. You may use it without registering it as a limousine or other for-hire vehicle, though you can choose to do so. A prearranged ride starts when you accept a request in the app and ends when the last requesting rider gets out. Carpools, taxis, other already regulated transport services, and arranging nonemergency Medicaid or Medicare rides under contract are not included. These rules take effect on 2026-05-15.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

    Democrat • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 262 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/6/2026

(Transportation Network Companies)2nd Reading

Yes: 42 • No: 0

House vote • 3/4/2026

(Transportation Network Companies)Passage of Bill

Yes: 110 • No: 0

House vote • 3/4/2026

(Transportation Network Companies)Passage of Bill

Yes: 110 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Act No. 136

    5/26/2026legislature
  2. Effective date 05/15/26

    5/26/2026legislature
  3. Signed By Governor

    5/15/2026Governor
  4. Ratified R 175

    5/14/2026legislature
  5. Read third time and enrolled

    5/7/2026Senate
  6. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0

    5/6/2026Senate
  7. Read second time

    5/6/2026Senate
  8. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    4/29/2026Senate
  9. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    3/5/2026Senate
  10. Introduced and read first time

    3/5/2026Senate
  11. Read third time and sent to Senate

    3/5/2026House
  12. Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0

    3/4/2026House
  13. Read second time

    3/4/2026House
  14. Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    3/3/2026House
  15. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    1/14/2025House
  16. Introduced and read first time

    1/14/2025House
  17. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

    12/5/2024House
  18. Prefiled

    12/5/2024House

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