S 0953  General Bill, By Senn

Similar(S 893, H 4958)
 A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 57 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO
 THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO PROVIDE THAT A
 ROAD, BRIDGE, OR OTHER HIGHWAY FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEDICATED AND NAMED IN
 HONOR OF A LIVING PERSON, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NAMES OF
 CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM A ROAD, BRIDGE, OR OTHER HIGHWAY FACILITY; AND TO
 AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
 PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL NOT BE DEDICATED AND NAMED
 IN HONOR OF A LIVING PERSON, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NAMES OF
 CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM A PUBLIC BUILDING.
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   12/11/19  Senate Prefiled
   12/11/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
   01/14/20  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 53)
   01/14/20  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 53)
   09/23/20         Scrivener's error corrected

TO AMEND ARTICLE 7, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 57 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO PROVIDE THAT A ROAD, BRIDGE, OR OTHER HIGHWAY FACILITY SHALL NOT BE DEDICATED AND NAMED IN HONOR OF A LIVING PERSON, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NAMES OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM A ROAD, BRIDGE, OR OTHER HIGHWAY FACILITY; AND TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC BUILDING SHALL NOT BE DEDICATED AND NAMED IN HONOR OF A LIVING PERSON, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NAMES OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FROM A PUBLIC BUILDING.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 57-3-612.    (A)    A road, bridge, or other highway facility pursuant to Section 57-3-610 shall not be dedicated and named in honor of a living person.

    (B)    For a road, bridge, or other highway facility that has been named after an individual as of July 1, 2020, the Department of Transportation must remove the name of the individual:

        (1)    upon the conviction of a crime by the individual; or

        (2)    if the individual was an elected state or local official, one year after the official's death, unless the General Assembly enacts a joint resolution to extend the current name."

SECTION    2.    Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 10-1-167.    (A)    A public building shall not be dedicated and named in honor of a living person.

    (B)    For a public building that has been named after an individual as of July 1, 2020, the Department of Administration or the naming authority, if named by a local body, must remove the name of the individual:

        (1)    upon the conviction of a crime by the individual; or

        (2)    if the individual was an elected state or local official, one year after the official's death, unless the General Assembly enacts a joint resolution to extend the current name."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.