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Senate Bill 150 would amend sections of state law tied to amusement-ride regulation to exempt certain rental carts from LLR oversight and to allow individuals age 18 or older — and those age 15 or older with a valid driver's license or permit — to operate specified rental carts. The bill’s text defines a rental cart as an open-wheel motorsport vehicle capable of more than 40 mph that is not limited to operation within the containment system of a defined track; it also requires a restraint and rollover protection system for operators under age 18.

Michael Cummings, owner of Carolina Motorsports Park, described operational differences between large motorsports complexes and typical amusement-park karts, saying his facility uses covered wheels, bumpers, engine shields and rollover bars and that parents must sign waivers for minors. \"What we're asking for is the decision for a 15 to 18 year old ... to be put ... in the hands of the parent where I think it belongs,\" Cummings told the subcommittee. He said his facility verifies age with permits or driver's licenses and that insurers such as K and K have industry practices that support younger drivers at certain facilities.

Representatives of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, including Virginia Wetzel, governmental affairs director, and Duane Scott, program administrator for elevators and amusement rides, urged caution and asked lawmakers to use industry terminology and safety standards. Scott recommended replacing the term \"rental cart\" with the industry term \"race kart\" (or \"racing kart\") and noted the ASTM amusement-ride standard (cited as 2012 ASTM, designation F-2007 in testimony) defines race karts as vehicles designed for racing on tracks or streets rather than as concession amusement devices. He said race karts can be capable of speeds far in excess of 40 mph and that the existing statute as written would carve those vehicles out of LLR oversight unless the bill explicitly subjects them to regulation.

Committee members expressed concern that the bill’s current wording is broad and could be read to permit unregulated rental kart operations on private property or public roads without adequate safety requirements. The chair and members asked LLR to provide recommended statutory language, to identify terms that should be used (\"race cart\"/\"racing cart\") and to describe regulatory elements LLR would require if oversight were restored (examples discussed: containment systems, fire-extinguisher placement, rollover protection, restraint systems). The subcommittee passed a motion to adjourn debate on SB 150 to permit staff, LLR and sponsors to prepare revised draft language; no final passage or vote on the substantive policy was taken.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee -- L.C.I. Regulatory Review Subcommittee Wednesday, April 23, 2025 9:00 am ","oneSentenceSummary","The House Regulatory Review Subcommittee adjourned debate on Senate Bill 150 after extended testimony and a request from the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation for clearer terminology and safety standards; members instructed staff and agencies to draft revised language.","taxTitle","2025 Legislative Meetings, South Carolina","taxId",78666,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6264201,"Subcommittee votes to advance bill moving South Carolina commodity code enforcement to attorney general",427,34000,461000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3098670-a49039e96b0b9b58a494e7327c352174&start=34&end=461","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3098670-a49039e96b0b9b58a494e7327c352174/thumbnail_34000.jpg","/articles/6264201/South-Carolina/Subcommittee-votes-to-advance-bill-moving-South-Carolina-commodity-code-enforcement-to-attorney-general","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6264201-c326162bbf0343a28ae643fc3ee748e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146247&Signature=g~EdAjR-4ljRhh4PHNGMBciGtwijdBUteFeATEW~gaojrJDHHPH89U9RwEao4Q1NwzTN0WA-26Hb2Y9MTtSpp373L7o6l395k05gmmBsIlJl30vYgcSw40gLz~zkAykul20vnQifhgwGuQk5rPbkPyjFKpI5Ib91F~oCh3OispsEz-fgeGE4UeydZJ9acp~YG9wJnREIXQ8j-29cSNrd0hhqEK~L4ZwF0y1c3agrE0tY69QFoZwA9ZWVjA7ivvpon3Umr4ddWIfYlSggvAVhbK0uiUVWp67pOeAjeu0HKK9K~disBF-73ZTdrqNgTPSNhBf4EoJp6Z5kmsTECXCRsw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Regulatory Review Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 4247 on a voice/hand-raise vote, moving the proposal to the full committee for further consideration.

The bill would transfer administration of South Carolina’s commodity code from the Secretary of State to the Attorney General’s Office and update the commodities statute to mirror provisions of the Uniform Securities Act, proponents said. \"Moving the administration of the commodity code to the attorney general's office would improve efficiency,\" Shannon Wiley, general counsel and public information director for the Secretary of State's office, told the subcommittee.

Jonathan Williams, head of the Attorney General's securities enforcement division, described the overlap between commodities and securities enforcement and the legislative history behind the change. Williams said the securities act and the commodities code were formerly administered together and that in 1996 the Securities Act moved to the Attorney General's Office while the commodity code remained elsewhere. He said the commodities statute has older provisions that have not been updated to match later securities changes and that recent enforcement cases—often involving precious-metals fraud aimed at retirees—have been led by the Attorney General's Office. \"This bill brings the commodities code over to the Attorney General's office and then updates the commodities code to mirror the uniform securities act,\" Williams said.

Williams and Wiley said no additional full-time employees would be required because commodities enforcement actions are largely intertwined with securities investigations the Attorney General's Office already conducts. The subcommittee chair called the measure at hand, members moved and seconded the motion to advance the bill, and the chair recorded the motion as unanimously supported with no opposing votes. The clerk will forward HB 4247 to the full committee for scheduling and further debate.

Background: witnesses and staff traced the mismatch to a line-item move in 1996 and to a 2006 update of the Securities Act that the commodities code did not receive. Proponents argue the shift would reduce duplication and speed litigation in overlapping fraud cases; supporters pointed to recent cases involving precious metals and retirees as examples of where the Attorney General already leads investigations.

No amendments were adopted on the subcommittee floor and no formal fiscal analysis or effective-date language was set during the session. Further technical edits and fiscal review are likely as the bill proceeds to full committee.","The House Regulatory Review Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 4247, which would transfer administration of the state commodity code from the Secretary of State to the Attorney General’s Office and update commodity-law language to mirror the Uniform Securities Act.","actionData","errors"]

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Subcommittee pauses debate on bill to change rental/racing-cart age and oversight after safety concerns

Subcommittee votes to advance bill moving South Carolina commodity code enforcement to attorney general