South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3158

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford and G.R. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5008cm11.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Speed limits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/7/2010  House   Prefiled
   12/7/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 67)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 67)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/7/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS IMPOSED ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT THAT MAY BE POSTED ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-1520(B)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1)    seventy eighty miles an hour on the interstate highway system and other freeways where official signs giving notice of this speed are posted;"

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

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