South Carolina House Bill 5045

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-06 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-1-410, Relating To The Secretary Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint The Secretary Instead Of The Commission Of The Department Of Transportation; To Devolve The Duties Of The Commission Of The Department Of Transportation Upon The Secretary Of The Department Of Transportation; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government And Their Governing Bodies, So As To Delete The Provision That Provides That Part Of The Governing Body Of The Department Of Transportation Is A Seven-member Commission; By Amending Section 1-30-105, Relating To The Establishment Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Transportation Is The Secretary Of Transportation; By Amending Section 11-43-140, Relating To The Board Of Directors Of The Transportation Infrastructure Bank, So As To Remove The Chairman Of The Department Of Transportation Commission As A Director, And To Provide That The Secretary Of Transportation Is A Member Of The Board; By Amending Sections 57-1-10, 57-1-40, 57-1-370, 57-1-430, 57-1-490, And 57-3-20, All Relating To The Establishment Of The Department Of Transportation, And Its Duties And Responsibilities, So As To Eliminate The Department Of Transportation Commission And Its Responsibilities, To Allow The Governor To Appoint The Secretary Of Transportation And Require The Department Of Transportation Submit To The General Assembly An Itemized Project List To Be Funded For The Fiscal Year In Which The General Assembly Would Enact Its Annual General Appropriations Act; By Amending Section 57-1-500, Relating To A Department Of Transportation Ethics Workshop, So As To Delete The Department Of Transportation Commissioners As Participants In This Workshop; By Amending Section 57-3-50, Relating To The Establishment Of Highway Districts, So As To Substitute The Term "department" For The Term "commission"; By Amending Section 57-1-90, Relating To Motorcycles, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-3-210, Relating To The Department Of Transportation Contracting With Public Transit Systems, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-3-700, Relating To The Department Of Transportation Serving As An Agent For Counties, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-10, Relating To The Composition Of The State Highway System, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-50, Relating To The Transfer Of Certain Roads, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-90, Relating To Belt Lines And Spurs, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-310, Relating To The Ownership Of Real Estate, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-340, Relating To The Disposition Of Real Estate, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-5-1350, Relating To Turnpikes, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Sections 57-13-10, 57-13-20, 57-13-40, And 57-13-50, All Relating To Bridges, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 57-25-120, Relating To Definitions, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Sections 57-25-140, 57-25-150, 57-25-170, 57-25-200, And 57-25-210, All Relating To Signs Along The Highways, So As To Make A Conforming Change; And By Repealing Sections 57-1-310, 57-1-320, 57-1-325, 57-1-330, 57-1-340, 57-1-350, And Sections 6, 7, And 8 Of Act 114 Of 2007 All Relating To The Creation And Functions Of The Department Of Transportation And Its Commission.

DOT Commission

Rep. Alan Morgan [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]
Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Robert May [R]	Rep. Ashley Trantham [R]	Rep. Donald McCabe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-02-06	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	30	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	30	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
11	43	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	330	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	370	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	490	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	500	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	1	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	13	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	13	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	13	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	13	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	25	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	3	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	3	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	3	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	3	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	1350	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
57	5	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5045&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5045_20240206.htm