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On March 3, a bill was introduced to increase the size of noncommercial boat trailers towed without a permit. SB 494 would increase the width of boat trailers that can be towed without a permit from 96” to 120”. The bill would allow trailers from 102” to 114” to be towed anytime of the day and trailers from 114” to 120” to be towed from sunrise to sunset. Trailers between 102” and 120” would need amber lamps at their widest point to make the boat trailer’s dimensions clearly visible. This bill is currently in South Carolina’s Senate Committee on Transportation. Current law allows trailers with a beam of 96” or less to be towed without a permit. NMMA staff will monitor this bill and engage its readers accordingly. For more information please contact Libby Yranski at [email protected].