---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highway system construction"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-880 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, PROVIDE AN ENTITY UNDERTAKING A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SHALL BEAR THE COSTS RELATED TO RELOCATING WATER AND SEWER LINES, TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITIES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION PAYMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A SUNSET PROVISION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 401"
citation: "South Carolina S 401 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Scott"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d834d44-8d80-4e66-82f0-a5f2de194627"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=401&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "072d8f072510cb477356e523970cb818d77529d92f6938694e5c2e74d5c06c50"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 401 (2019-2020) — Highway system construction

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-880 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, PROVIDE AN ENTITY UNDERTAKING A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SHALL BEAR THE COSTS RELATED TO RELOCATING WATER AND SEWER LINES, TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITIES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION PAYMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A SUNSET PROVISION. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/401.htm)
2. **1/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190122.htm)
3. **3/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190321.htm)
4. **3/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190322.htm)
5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190327.htm)
6. **4/25/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190425.htm)
7. **4/26/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/401_20190426.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-22** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-27** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-27** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2019-03-28** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2019-05-01** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09** Ratified R 49
- **2019-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-17** Effective date 05/13/19
- **2019-05-21** Act No. 36

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d834d44-8d80-4e66-82f0-a5f2de194627`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).