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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18638ab15.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4056, 4103
Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: DOT contractors
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/29/2015 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
4/29/2015 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 3)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-1655 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTING FIRM SHALL NOT BE QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 11, Chapter 5, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 57-5-1655. A contractor or contracting firm shall not be qualified to participate in Department of Transportation contracts as a prime contractor or subcontractor, if:
(1) the contractor or contracting firm is owned, in whole or in part, by a trust that benefits a person or firm who has been disqualified for bidding on department contracts, or a disqualified person's family; or
(2) the disqualified person or firm provides financial support or loans to the contractor or contracting firm."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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