S0150Introduced in the Senate
Rental Kart Age Act
Introduced by Allen Blackmon, District 27
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Rental Kart Age Act" By Amending Section 41-18-30, Relating To Applicability And Exceptions For The South Carolina Amusement Rides Safety Code, So As To Revise Requirements For People Operating Rental Karts, To Provide Rental Karts Operated By People Under Eighteen Years Of Age Must Be Equipped With Occupant Restraint Systems And Rollover Restraint Systems, To Revise Mandatory Signage Requirements, And To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 41-18-40, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Amusement Park Rides Safety Code, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title
Where it stands
Act No. 163
May 27, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · April 29, 2026
108
Yes
0
No
16
Absent or Not Voting
124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | Yes |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | Yes |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | Yes |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Yes |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Yes |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Yes |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Scrivener's error corrected
Committee Amendment Adopted
Read second time
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
Read third time and sent to House
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Debate adjourned
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
Ratified R 130
Signed By Governor
Effective date 05/18/26
Act No. 163
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