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H 3150 General Bill, By Haskins, J.M. Baxley, Knotts, Leach, Loftis, Robinson and Scott
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 56-5-616 AND 56-5-617 SO AS TO DEFINE THE HIGHWAYS ENCOMPASSING THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND THE STATE HIGHWAY PRIMARY SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520,AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE SPEED LIMITS ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE ON SIGNS POSTED IN A WORK ZONE AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PENALTY CONTAINED ON SIGNS POSTED IN A WORK ZONE ARE IN ADDITION TO OTHER PENALTIES FOR SPEEDING; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1540, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMITS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1510, RELATING TO THE STATE'S FIFTY-FIVE MILE AN HOUR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT AND FEDERAL LAWS THAT PERMIT THE STATE TO SET SPEED LIMITS GREATER THAN FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 56-5-616 AND 56-5-617 SO AS TO DEFINE THE HIGHWAYS ENCOMPASSING THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM AND THE STATE HIGHWAY PRIMARY SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520,AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE SPEED LIMITS ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SPEEDING IN WORK ZONES, SO AS TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE ON SIGNS POSTED IN A WORK ZONE AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PENALTY CONTAINED ON SIGNS POSTED IN A WORK ZONE ARE IN ADDITION TO OTHER PENALTIES FOR SPEEDING; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1540, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMITS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1510, RELATING TO THE STATE'S FIFTY-FIVE MILE AN HOUR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT AND FEDERAL LAWS THAT PERMIT THE STATE TO SET SPEED LIMITS GREATER THAN FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
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| 01/08/97 | House | Prefiled |
| 01/08/97 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 01/14/97 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-62 |
| 01/14/97 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-62 |
| 02/18/98 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-8 |
| 02/19/98 | House | Member(s) added as co-sponsor(s): Rep(s) Knotts & Scott HJ-8 |
| 02/24/98 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Walker, Stuart, Kennedy, Littlejohn, Leach, Loftis, McMahand, R. Smith, Mason, Beck, Barrett, Sandifer, Moody-Lawrence, Townsend & Scott HJ-37 |
| 02/24/98 | House | Member(s) added as co-sponsor(s): Rep(s) Baxley HJ-24 |
| 02/25/98 | House | Member(s) added as co-sponsor(s): Rep(s) Leach & Loftis HJ-25 |
| 03/11/98 | House | Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). McMahand, Loftis, Leach, Mason & R. Smith HJ-21 |
| 03/11/98 | House | Amended HJ-42 |
| 03/11/98 | House | Read second time HJ-47 |
| 03/11/98 | House | Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-11 HJ-47 |
| 03/12/98 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23 |
| 03/17/98 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-10 |
| 03/17/98 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-10 |
| 04/02/98 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation SJ-21 |