Current Status Bill Number:3098 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Cromer All Sponsors:Cromer and Kirsh Drafted Document Number:jic\5223htc.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:State-owned public property, unlawful to name for living person or person deceased less than one year
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210 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 LESS THAN ONE YEAR.
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 10-1-210. After June 30, 1997, no public property including, but not limited to, a park, bridge, highway, building, body of water, a part thereof, 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 one year."
SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this act do not apply to naming a structure for a person deceased for less than one year on the effective date of this act.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 1997.