South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 938

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      938
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese, Elliott, McConnell, Ravenel, 
                                  Branton, Grooms
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20824ac00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Date of Last Amendment:           20000309
Subject:                          Evacuation, state of emergency; local law 
                                  enforcement to assist highway patrol; 
                                  Governor, Civil Defense, Highways


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000314  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    Grooms
Senate  20000309  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    Ravenel
                                                                 Branton
Senate  20000309  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20000308  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20000119  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    McConnell
Senate  20000111  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19991019  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 9, 2000

S. 938

Introduced by Senators Reese, Elliott McConnell, Ravenel and Branton

S. Printed 3/9/00--S.

Read the first time January 11, 2000.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-1-220 SO AS TO REQUIRE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ASSIST THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL IN MONITORING AND DIRECTING TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS THAT PASS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS WHERE A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-1-230. When the Governor declares a state of emergency, the local law enforcement agency in a municipality or county through which an interstate highway, designated evacuation route, or other roadway passes shall assist, under the direction of the Department of Public Safety with monitoring and directing the flow of traffic on that portion of the interstate highway, designated evacuation route, or other roadway that passes through the municipality or county."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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