South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3320

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, Harrison, Townsend, Harrell, Cato, Witherspoon, J. Brown, Chellis, Viers, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Agnew, Ballentine, Bingham, Cooper, Haley, Hinson, Owens, Rice, Toole, Umphlett, White, Ceips, McLeod, Hagood and Thompson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20107sd05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 295, 679

Introduced in the House on January 18, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 1, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Naming of a road, highway, interstate, bridge, etc after a living person prohibited

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/18/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-47
   1/18/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-47
    2/1/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips
   2/16/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-53
   2/17/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
   2/22/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood
   2/22/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Miller, Scott, JE Smith, 
                        Moody-Lawrence, Townsend, Battle, Barfield, GR Smith, 
                        Hamilton, Anderson, Vaughn,  Loftis, and Leach HJ-11
   2/23/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thompson
   2/23/2005  House   Read second time HJ-39
   2/23/2005  House   Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-32 HJ-43
   2/24/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-37
    3/1/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
    3/1/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/18/2005
2/16/2005

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 16, 2005

H. 3320

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, Harrison, Townsend, Harrell, Cato, Witherspoon, J. Brown, Chellis, Viers, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Agnew, Ballentine, Bingham, Cooper, Haley, Hinson, Owens, Rice, Toole, Umphlett, White and Ceips

S. Printed 2/16/05--H.

Read the first time January 18, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3320) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 57-3-605 so as to provide that no state road, highway, interstate highway, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONALD P. TOWNSEND for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-605 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE ROAD, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, INTERCHANGE, OR INTERSECTION MAY BE NAMED FOR A PERSON WHO IS LIVING.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-605.    A state road, highway or interstate highway, any portion of a state road, highway, or interstate highway, or a state bridge, interchange, or intersection may not be named for a person who is living."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to state roads, highways, interstate highways, and any part of them, and state bridges, interchanges, and intersections not yet officially named for a living person as of this act's effective date.

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