South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3399

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3399
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990128
Primary Sponsor:                  Robinson
All Sponsors:                     Robinson, Simrill, Sandifer, Rice, 
                                  Vaughn, Leach, Kelley, Barrett, D. Smith, 
                                  Haskins, Littlejohn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11111sd99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Public property, state-owned; naming of 
                                  for living person or recently deceased 
                                  prohibited; Buildings, Property


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990128  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-181 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAMING OF PUBLIC PROPERTY PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED WITH STATE FUNDS OR OWNED BY THE STATE FOR A LIVING PERSON OR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-181. After June 30, 1999, no public property including, but not limited to, a park, bridge, highway, building, a part thereof, or an addition to any of them, purchased or constructed with state funds or otherwise acquired or owned by this State, may be named for a living person or a person who has been deceased for less than one year."

SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this act do not apply to naming a structure for a person deceased for less than one year on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 1999.

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