05.22.12 The House Education and Public Works committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.
05.16.12 The House Education and Public Works Transportation and Roadways subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes the law more restrictive to the James Island Connector in Charleston.
04.11.12 A Senate Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes the Department of Transportation and makes it a local decision only.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates an exemption for local governments to apply to the SC Department of Transportation to allow bicyclists and pedestrians to use the roadway and shoulders of the main facility of a freeway.