South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 92

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Knotts and Elliott
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0029.gfm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Prohibition to remove political signs from a highway right-of-way

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-128
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-128

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 7, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-1-110, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAYS IS PROHIBITED FROM REMOVING ANY SIGNS BEARING POLITICAL MESSAGES RELATING TO AN ELECTION, PRIMARY, OR REFERENDUM FROM A HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE FOURTEEN-DAY PERIOD PRECEDING THE ELECTION OR ON ELECTION DAY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-1-110.    A state or local governmental authority having jurisdiction over highway right-of-ways is prohibited from removing any signs bearing political messages relating to an election, primary, or referendum from a highway right-of-way in the fourteen-day period preceding the election or on election day."

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

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