Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:328 Primary Sponsor:Washington Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:School buses, speed limit increased Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Computer Document Number:DKA/4163AL.93 Introduced Date:19930128 Date of Last Amendment:19930330 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930401 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Washington Bryan Patterson Matthews Waldrep Ford Glover Jackson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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328 House 19930401 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
328 Senate 19930331 Read third time, sent to House
328 Senate 19930330 Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading with
notice of general amendments
328 Senate 19930325 Committee Report: Favorable 04
with amendment
328 Senate 19930128 Introduced, read first time, 04
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 30, 1993
S. 328
Introduced by SENATORS Washington, Bryan, Patterson, Matthews, Waldrep, Ford, Glover and Jackson
S. Printed 3/30/93--S.
Read the first time January 28, 1993.
TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEED LIMIT OF SCHOOL BUSES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT TO FORTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-67-515 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 351 of 1992, is amended to read:
"Section 59-67-515. No public school bus may be operated in this State in excess of thirty-five forty-five miles an hour, except as provided in Section 59-67-525 when traveling on a highway with a posted maximum speed above fifty-five miles per hour, or when traveling to and from special events which necessitate travel on interstate or state primary highways. Special event variances from the authorized speed limit for public school buses must be obtained by written authorization from the Department of Education. In no instance may the public school bus be authorized to exceed the speed of fifty-five miles an hour."
SECTION 2. Section 59-57-625 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.