S 0406 General Bill, By McConnell
Summary: Speed limits, maximum along state's highways revised; Highways and Streets, Motor Vehicles, Transportation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS ALONG THE STATE'S HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IS SEVENTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR ALONG NONURBAN SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAYS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ALTER THE STATE'S MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1540, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMITS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO SECTION 56-5-1510; AND 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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01/26/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
01/26/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-11