Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:116 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:08 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public property, naming of after person Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:General Committee Computer Document Number:JIC/5110HC.93 Introduced Date:19930112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930112 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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116 Senate 19930112 Introduced, read first time, 08
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-180 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE NAMING OF PUBLIC PROPERTY PURCHASED OR CONSTRUCTED WITH STATE FUNDS OR OWNED BY THE STATE FOR A LIVING PERSON OR A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DECEASED FOR FEWER THAN FIVE YEARS, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 10-1-180. After June 30, 1993, no public property, including, but not limited to, a park, bridge, highway, building, or an addition to any of them, purchased or constructed with state funds or otherwise acquired or owned by this State, may be named for a living person or a person who has been deceased for less than five years. However, public property may be named for a living person who has served the public in an elected capacity for at least twenty-five years upon the approval of all political subdivisions in which the named property is located."
SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this act do not apply to naming a structure for a person deceased for fewer than five years on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 1993.