South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A38, R53, S277

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Verdin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5081cm07.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2007
Introduced in the House on January 25, 2007
Last Amended on May 2, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 3, 2007
Governor's Action: May 23, 2007, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Mowing

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2007  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-5
   1/17/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-15
   1/24/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-23
   1/24/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
   1/25/2007  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-4
   1/30/2007  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 7, 2007 HJ-24
    2/7/2007  House   Referred to Laurens Delegation HJ-22
    5/1/2007  House   Delegation report: Favorable Laurens Delegation HJ-1
    5/2/2007  House   Amended HJ-36
    5/2/2007  House   Read second time HJ-36
    5/2/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/3/2007  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
    5/3/2007  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-54
   5/17/2007          Ratified R 53
   5/23/2007          Vetoed by Governor
   5/24/2007  Senate  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-34  Nays-1
   5/30/2007  House   Veto overridden Yeas-3  Nays-0 HJ-37
    6/6/2007          Copies available
    6/6/2007          Effective date 05/30/07
   6/15/2007          Act No. 38

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2007
1/16/2007-A
1/24/2007
1/25/2007
5/1/2007
5/2/2007
5/2/2007-A

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A38, R53, S277)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-23-830 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MAY MOW BEYOND THIRTY FEET FROM THE PAVEMENT ROADSIDE VEGETATION ADJACENT TO THE PORTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 385 IN LAURENS COUNTY BETWEEN MILE MARKER 11 AND ITS CONFLUENCE WITH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 26, AND ADJACENT TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 26 FROM ITS CONFLUENCE WITH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 385 TO THE NEWBERRY COUNTY LINE.

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

Roadside vegetation management

SECTION    1.    Article 17, Chapter 23, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 57-23-830.    Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Section 57-23-800, or another provision of law, the Department of Transportation may mow beyond thirty feet from the pavement roadside vegetation adjacent to Interstate Highway 385 in Laurens County between mile marker 11 and its confluence with Interstate Highway 26, and adjacent to Interstate Highway 26 from its confluence with Interstate Highway 385 to the Newberry County line."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of May, 2007.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/23/07.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/24/07.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/30/07.

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