SC H4966

Creates a six-member study committee to examine the cost and feasibility of installing fencing, netting, or other safety barriers on highway bridges to prevent suicides

Committee membership includes the Secretary of Transportation (or designee), Chairman of the DOT Commission (or designee), and four state legislators appointed by House and Senate leadership from both parties

Committee members serve without per diem, mileage, or other compensation

Staffing provided by the House Education and Public Works Committee and Senate Transportation Committee, with authority to obtain aggregated (non-personally identifiable) data from state agencies

Report with findings and recommendations due to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, at which point the committee dissolves