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H 4446

Deputy Sheriff Leroy Gasque, Sr. Memorial Highway

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Carl Anderson and 1 co-sponsor

Concurrent resolution asks SCDOT to rename a Powell Road segment in Georgetown County as the Deputy Sheriff Leroy Gasque Sr. Memorial Highway and install memorial signs.

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
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Bill Summary · H 4446

Summary — H 4446: "Deputy Sheriff Leroy Gasque, Sr. Memorial Highway" (Concurrent Resolution)

Purpose
H 4446 is a concurrent resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly requesting that the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) name a defined portion of Powell Road in Georgetown County the “Deputy Sheriff Leroy Gasque Sr. Memorial Highway” and install appropriate markers or signs reflecting that name.

Key provisions

  • Requests SCDOT to name the portion of Powell Road in Georgetown County from its intersection with Singleton Road to Harold Road “Deputy Sheriff Leroy Gasque Sr. Memorial Highway.”
  • Requests erection of appropriate markers or signs containing that name.
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

Background on honoree

  • Leroy Gasque Sr.: born October 30, 1935; deceased July 14, 2004.
  • Education: Rosemary High School (Andrews), class of 1957; graduate of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Academy.
  • Service and community involvement: 27 years with the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office (began as an auxiliary policeman, later served as deputy); longtime member and officer of St. Paul A.M.E. Church; married Willie Henderson (December 15, 1963) and father of four.

Who is affected

  • South Carolina Department of Transportation — asked to implement the naming and signage.
  • Georgetown County residents and road users along Powell Road (from Singleton Road to Harold Road).
  • The Gasque family and local community — formal recognition and memorialization.
  • Fiscal impact is expected to be minimal and limited to sign design, fabrication, installation, and future maintenance by SCDOT.

Procedural history and status

  • Filed/introduced: April 30, 2025 (read first time April 30).
  • Committee report (House Invitations and Memorial Resolutions): Favorable (filed May 1, 2025).
  • Adopted by House and sent to Senate: May 6, 2025.
  • Referred to Committee on Transportation: May 7, 2025.
  • Subsequent House Rules actions: August 25, 2025 — referred to House Rules, reported ought to be adopted, rules suspended, and adopted (house procedural steps).
  • Classification: Concurrent resolution (requires adoption by both chambers; does not create statute).

Implementation and timing

  • If both chambers adopt the concurrent resolution, SCDOT will determine the timeline for producing and installing signage. Costs are typically absorbed from SCDOT signage or memorial-signage budgets; no specific appropriation is included in the resolution.

Related bill

  • HD 5080 (listed as replaced by this draft)

This resolution is honorary and administrative in nature: it designates a memorial name for a segment of roadway and asks the state transportation agency to install signage to reflect that designation.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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