Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4484 Primary Sponsor:Cromer Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:State troopers Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Date Tabled:May 05, 1992 Computer Document Number:BBM/9771.JM Introduced Date:Feb 27, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 05, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Cromer McAbee Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ ---
4484 House May 05, 1992 Tabled in Committee 21
4484 House Feb 27, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAFFIC REGULATION, GENERAL RULES AS TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS, THE PROVISION THAT LOWER SPEEDS MAY BE REQUIRED, CREDITING PORTIONS OF CERTAIN FINES TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND, AND EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO CONSIDER, WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS, ONLY THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STATE TROOPERS AND THE UPGRADING OF THEIR SALARIES, RATHER THAN "FIRST CONSIDER THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY PATROLMEN".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1520(f) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(f) Five dollars of the fines listed in subsection (d)(3) and (4) must be credited to the State Highway Fund. In expending the funds credited to the State Highway Fund under subsection (d), the department first shall consider only the need for additional highway patrolmen state troopers and the upgrading of state troopers' salaries."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.