A bill that would increase fines for speeding truck drivers in South Carolina appears to be dead.
According to the Associated Press, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill back to a subcommittee after some senators complained that the law singled out truckers. Although the bill passed the House in March, with just a week left in this year's legislative session, it's unlikely the bill will reach the Senate floor.
The bill would have meant higher fines for truckers caught speeding than for other drivers. Truckers convicted of a first offense driving 10 mph or less over the speed limit would have faced an extra $35. Fines would have risen with subsequent violations, capped at $300 or 30 days in jail with a six-month license suspension.
Sen. Ralph Anderson said he had gotten calls from truckers complaining about the legislation. But Sen. Mike Fair said the ones who complain "are the ones that want a license to speed."
The South Carolina Trucking Assn. supported the legislation. "We support higher fines for excessive speeding across the board, both cars and trucks," said says J. Richards Todd, president of the SCTA, "but if the Legislature won't support that, then we will support a higher standard for commercial vehicle drivers."
According to the Associated Press, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill back to a subcommittee after some senators complained that the law singled out truckers. Although the bill passed the House in March, with just a week left in this year's legislative session, it's unlikely the bill will reach the Senate floor.
The bill would have meant higher fines for truckers caught speeding than for other drivers. Truckers convicted of a first offense driving 10 mph or less over the speed limit would have faced an extra $35. Fines would have risen with subsequent violations, capped at $300 or 30 days in jail with a six-month license suspension.
Sen. Ralph Anderson said he had gotten calls from truckers complaining about the legislation. But Sen. Mike Fair said the ones who complain "are the ones that want a license to speed."
The South Carolina Trucking Assn. supported the legislation. "We support higher fines for excessive speeding across the board, both cars and trucks," said says J. Richards Todd, president of the SCTA, "but if the Legislature won't support that, then we will support a higher standard for commercial vehicle drivers."
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