South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

H 4971 — Department of Transportation

Last action — Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    14 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN ROADS TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-28-2740, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GASOLINE USER FEE AMONG COUNTIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, SO AS TO REMOVE A REQUIREMENT THAT TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A COUNTY'S APPORTIONMENT OF "C" FUNDS BE EXPENDED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE.

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2025-2026 Bill 4971 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
15, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4971Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN ROADS TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED;
AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-28-2740, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GASOLINE USER FEE AMONG COUNTIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, SO AS TO REMOVE A REQUIREMENT THAT TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A COUNTY'S APPORTIONMENT OF "C" FUNDS BE EXPENDED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 57 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 57-5-200.  (A) By December 31, 2028, the Department of Transportation shall transfer ownership of all roads that are one half mile or less to the county in which it is located.
Roads transferred to counties pursuant to this section must be maintained by the county in which it is located, meet the state highway maintenance standards, and remain in a state of good repair.
The department shall determine, in consultation with the receiving counties, the manner in which the provisions of this section are implemented to provide the most efficient transfer of ownership.
    (B) The department shall transfer sufficient funds to a county that receives additional roads to maintain.
  SECTION 2.  Section 12-28-2740(C) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (C) At least twenty-five percent of a county's apportionment of "C" funds, based on a biennial averaging of expenditures, must be expended on the state highway system for construction, improvements, and maintenance.
The Department of Transportation shall administer all funds expended on the state highway system unless the department has given explicit authority to a county or municipal government or other agent acting on behalf of the county transportation committee to design, engineer, construct, and inspect projects using their own personnel.
The county transportation committee, at its discretion, may expend up to seventy-five percent of "C" construction funds for activities including other local paving or improving county roads, for street and traffic signs, and for other road and bridge projects.
Reserved.
  SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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Sponsors (14)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (156)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4971 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 57-5-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN ROADS TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-28-2740, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE GASOLINE USER FEE AMONG COUNTIES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, SO AS TO REMOVE A REQUIREMENT THAT TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF A COUNTY'S APPORTIONMENT OF "C" FUNDS BE EXPENDED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE.
Who sponsors H 4971?
H 4971 is sponsored by Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative April Cromer, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, and Representative Dianne Mitchell.
What is the current status of H 4971?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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