Bill 4112

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4112
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950412
Primary Sponsor:                   Hutson, 
All Sponsors:                      Hutson, Chamblee, Limehouse,
                                   Stoddard, Wright, Seithel, Cromer,
                                   Thomas, Quinn, Witherspoon, Stille,
                                   Shissias, Wofford, Hallman, Riser,
                                   Harrell, Cato, Haskins, Fulmer,
                                   Dantzler, Vaughn, Fleming, Knotts,
                                   H. Brown and J. Harris 
Drafted Document Number:           dka\3773cm.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Transportation Committee 15
                                   ST
Date of Last Amendment:            19960514
Subject:                           Motor vehicle accident
                                   reports

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

Senate  19960516  Introduced, read first time,             15 ST
                  referred to Committee
House   19960515  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960514  Amended, read second time
House   19960509  Committee report: Favorable with         21 HEPW
                  amendment
House   19950412  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

May 14, 1996

H. 4112

Introduced by REPS. Hutson, Chamblee, Limehouse, Stoddard, Wright, Seithel, Cromer, Thomas, Quinn, Witherspoon, Stille, Shissias, Wofford, Hallman, Riser, Harrell, Cato, Haskins, Fulmer, Dantzler, Vaughn, Fleming, Knotts, H. Brown and J. Harris

S. Printed 5/14/96--H.

Read the first time April 12, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TABULATION, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLICATION OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION REGARDING ACCIDENT REPORTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO COMPILE THIS INFORMATION FOR EACH ONE HUNDRED METER STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WHERE TWO OR MORE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO USE THIS INFORMATION TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AN ANNUAL PLAN TO IMPROVE SAFETY CONDITIONS ALONG THESE SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 56-5-1350 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 56-5-1350. The Department of Public Safety shall tabulate and may analyze all accident reports and shall publish annually or at more frequent intervals statistical information based thereon as to the number and circumstances of regarding each site where two or more traffic accidents occurred during a year. The Department of Transportation through its Highway Safety Projects Program shall use this information to develop an active program of project oriented improvements to reduce the number and severity of traffic-related accidents. The Department of Transportation may utilize a portion of its annual construction budget for each fiscal year to implement this program and shall furnish a status report of highway safety improvements and other pertinent findings to the Department of Transportation Commission, with an information copy furnished to the Senate Transportation Committee and the House Education and Public Works Committee before each legislative session."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.