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type: "Bill"
title: "State highways"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-5-840, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ALTERATIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES OF STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE USE OR RESTRICTIONS MADE BY MUNICIPALITIES ON STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES OR RIGHTS OF WAY FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, PARKING OR OTHER PURPOSES ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY ENCROACHMENT PERMIT; BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-845 SO AS TO PROVIDE FREE AND PAID PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES LOCATED IN BEACH COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE FOR BEACH RENOURISHMENT FUNDS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF FUNDS GENERATED FROM MUNICIPAL PUBLIC BEACH PARKING CHARGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 57-7-210, RELATING TO OBSTRUCTIONS IN HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM \"HIGHWAY\" AND REVISE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 40"
citation: "South Carolina S 40 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grooms"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eacd631-63da-488f-96db-46a68d2f841f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=40&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "66dbc509b3c2488cbabdc5200decf66745d46f8c943a76f8474f071a92936658"
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 40 (2021-2022) — State highways
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-5-840, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ALTERATIONS BY MUNICIPALITIES OF STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE USE OR RESTRICTIONS MADE BY MUNICIPALITIES ON STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES OR RIGHTS OF WAY FOR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, PARKING OR OTHER PURPOSES ARE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BY ENCROACHMENT PERMIT; BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-845 SO AS TO PROVIDE FREE AND PAID PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STATE HIGHWAY FACILITIES LOCATED IN BEACH COMMUNITIES ELIGIBLE FOR BEACH RENOURISHMENT FUNDS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF FUNDS GENERATED FROM MUNICIPAL PUBLIC BEACH PARKING CHARGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 57-7-210, RELATING TO OBSTRUCTIONS IN HIGHWAYS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "HIGHWAY" AND REVISE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/40.htm)
2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/40_20201209.htm)
3. **2/3/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/40_20210203.htm)
4. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/40_20210331.htm)
5. **4/1/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/40_20210401.htm)
6. **4/22/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/40_20210422.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **10210** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Grooms — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2021-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-04-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bustos, Carter, Morgan,Calhoon, McCabe, May, Oremus, McGarry, B. Newton, Ott, Anderson, Hiott, T. Moore, B. Cox, Nutt, Allison, Hixon, Kirby, Wetmore, Stavrinakas, M. Smith and Taylor
- **2021-05-05** Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-6-21
- **2021-05-11** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-12-21
- **2021-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-10
- **2021-05-13** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Ratified R 101
- **2021-05-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/24/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 89
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eacd631-63da-488f-96db-46a68d2f841f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).