South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3871

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. J.L. Johnson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11160dg21.docx

Introduced in the House on February 10, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Pot holes, department of trans.

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/10/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
   2/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/10/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-240 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAINTAIN A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE SYSTEM WHEREBY A MOTORIST THAT SUFFERS PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A ROAD HAZARD MAY CALL TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND RECEIVE INFORMATION, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO FORWARD INFORMATION TO LOCAL OFFICIALS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 2, Chapter 3, Title 57 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 57-3-240.    The Department of Transportation shall maintain a toll-free hotline system whereby a motorist that suffers property damage resulting from a road hazard, such as a pothole, may call to file a complaint and receive information. If the road on which the damage occurred is not a road maintained by the department, the operators of the hotline system shall contact the appropriate authority and relay the information set forth in the complaint and the contact information of the complainant."

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

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