South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4163

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Thompson and Rice
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11699ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on May 6, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Naming of; building or property owned, operated, or leases by the state

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/6/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-31
    5/6/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-31

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/6/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 10-1-215 AND 57-3-605 SO AS TO PROVIDE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT NO BUILDING OR PROPERTY OWNED, OPERATED, OR LEASED BY THE STATE OR ANY ROAD, HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, OR INTERCHANGE MAY BE NAMED FOR A PERSON WHO IS LIVING.

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 10-1-215.    A building or other public property including, but not limited to, parks and monuments, or any part of a building or property, which is owned, operated, or leased by the State, may not be named for a person who is living."

SECTION    2.    Article 7, Chapter 3, Title 57 is amended by adding:

"Section 57-3-605.    A state road, highway, or interstate highway, or any portion of a state road, highway, or interstate highway, or a bridge or interchange may not be named for a person who is living."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to state buildings, property, roads, highways, interstate highways, and any part of them, and bridges and interchanges not yet officially named for a living person as of this act's effective date.

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