H 4688 General Bill, By Clemmons, Felder, Clary, Collins, Daning, R.L. Brown, 
Forrester and Rivers
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1030, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND RAILROAD
 SIGNS AND SIGNALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION ALSO APPLIES TO PORTABLE
 ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS AND DEVICES, AND TO THE UNLAWFUL REPOSITIONING OF TRAFFIC
 CONTROL DEVICES AND RAILROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS.

   01/19/16  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 19)
   01/19/16  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 19)
   02/04/16  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 4)
   02/09/16  House  Amended (House Journal-page 30)
   02/09/16  House  Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-10-16
                     (House Journal-page 30)
   02/10/16  House  Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-11-16
                     (House Journal-page 31)
   02/11/16  House  Recommitted to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works (House Journal-page 46)
   03/15/16  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 2)
   03/16/16  House  Amended (House Journal-page 94)
   03/16/16  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 94)
   03/16/16  House  Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 95)
   03/17/16  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 19)
   03/17/16  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   03/17/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

March 16, 2016

H. 4688

Introduced by Reps. Clemmons, Felder, Clary, Collins, Daning, R.L. Brown, Forrester and Rivers

S. Printed 3/16/16--H.

Read the first time January 19, 2016.

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1030, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND RAILROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION ALSO APPLIES TO PORTABLE ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS AND DEVICES, AND TO THE UNLAWFUL REPOSITIONING OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND RAILROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as the "Timothy Wayne Gibson Act".

SECTION    2.    Section 56-5-1030(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    No person shall wilfully without lawful authority attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, reposition, or remove an official traffic-control device, a temporary road closure sign or device, or a railroad sign or signal, or its inscriptions, shields, or insignia."

SECTION    3.    Section 56-5-1030 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection:

"( )    However, it is not a violation of this section for a person otherwise entitled to access to any premises to move an official temporary traffic-control device or temporary road closure sign or device for the purpose of ingress, egress, or regress to the premises, and immediately replaces such sign or device."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.