South Carolina S 722: Commercial Ad Benches, Permits Issued by DOT

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2025-2026 Bill 722 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 10, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 722

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Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 57-25-40, RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT BENCHES AND APPLICATIONS 
BY REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATOR TO INSTALL BENCHES, SO 
AS TO ALLOW A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL 
ADVERTISEMENT BENCHES, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A BENCH TO BE 
LOCATED AT THE APPLICANT'S BUS STOP, AND TO REMOVE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF 
PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 57-25-40 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 
57-25-40. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon 
proper application, the Department of 
Transportation may issue appropriate permits to a regional transit authority, or public transit operator, or political subdivision to install and maintain 
benches upon which commercial advertisements are placed provided that each bench will be located at one of the applicant's bus stops, the 
proposed location for the bench is within the right-of-way of a public road, 
and the applicant otherwise meets all relevant federal statutory and regulatory 
requirements. The department may charge a permit fee of twenty-five dollars for 
each permit application. All permits issued pursuant to 
this section expire on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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