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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 812: Stop-as-Yield Law

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 812 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Stop-as-Yield Law. Primary sponsor: Luke Rankin (Republican), Overture Walker (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/18/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-970, RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES AND TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3530 SO AS TO PROVIDE RULES CYCLISTS MUST OBSERVE WHEN APPROACHING STOP SIGNS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Overture WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date 05/18/26
  2. Act No. 173
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 152
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-18
  7. Read second time
  8. Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
  9. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Read third time and sent to House
  12. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source