South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4260

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. R.L. Brown and Whipper
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5995cm10.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 4, 2010
Last Amended on April 28, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Streets

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2009  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/12/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   1/12/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-49
   4/22/2010  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-39
   4/27/2010  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whipper
   4/28/2010  House   Amended HJ-37
   4/28/2010  House   Read second time HJ-37
   4/29/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-26
    5/4/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
    5/4/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-12
    6/1/2010  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-23
    6/2/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-35

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2009
4/22/2010
4/28/2010
6/2/2010

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June 2, 2010

H. 4260

Introduced by Reps. R.L. Brown and Whipper

S. Printed 6/2/10--S.

Read the first time May 4, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 57-9-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PETITIONING A COURT TO ABANDON OR CLOSE A STREET, ROAD, OR HIGHWAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FILE A PETITION MUST BE POSTED ALONG THE STREET, ROAD, OR HIGHWAY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 57-9-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 57-9-10.    Any interested person, the State or any of its political subdivisions or agencies may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to abandon or close any street, road or highway whether opened or not. Prior to filing the petition, notice of intention to file shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the county where such street, road or highway is situated. Notice shall also be sent by mail requiring a return receipt to the last known address of all abutting property owners whose property would be affected by any such change, and posted by the petitioning party along the street, road, or highway, subject to approval of the location of the posting by the governmental entity responsible for maintenance of the street, road, or highway."

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

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