S 0759 General Bill, By McElveen, Sabb, Johnson and Coleman
Summary: Commission of the Department of Transportation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 57-1-310, 57-1-320, 57-1-325, AND 57-1-330, ALL AS AMENDED, SECTIONS 57-1-730, AND 57-1-740, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE BOUNDARIES OF ITS MEMBERS' DISTRICTS, ITS MEMBERS' TERMS OF SERVICE, THE ELECTION OF ITS MEMBERS, AND THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGIONAL COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT DELEGATIONS SHALL ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE THAT NO COUNTY WITHIN A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT SHALL HAVE A RESIDENT COMMISSIONER FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VOTING FOR A COMMISSION SHALL BE BASED ON WEIGHTED VOTING THAT IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT'S TOTAL POPULATION IN RELATION TO THE POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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05/12/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
05/12/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 9)