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H 3002

William H. Nimmons Memorial Road

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Justin Bamberg

Requests SCDOT name a section of Bamberg County's Govan Road as William H. Nimmons, Sr. Road and install signs, honoring longtime public servant William H. Nimmons.

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
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Bill Summary · H 3002

Summary — H 3002: “William H. Nimmons, Sr. Road” (concurrent resolution)

Status: Adopted; returned to House with concurrence (April 24, 2025)
Classification: Concurrent resolution
Primary sponsor: Rep. Bamberg
Prefiled: 12/05/2024 — Introduced (House) 01/14/2025

Purpose and intent

H 3002 is a concurrent resolution of the South Carolina General Assembly that requests the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) to name a specified portion of Govan Road in Bamberg County as “William H. Nimmons, Sr. Road” and to erect appropriate signs or markers bearing that name. The resolution honors the life and public service of William H. Nimmons (1929–2019).

Key provisions

  • Directs SCDOT to name the portion of Govan Road in Bamberg County running from its intersection with Voorhees Road to its intersection with U.S. Highway 321 as “William H. Nimmons, Sr. Road.”
  • Requests that SCDOT erect appropriate signs or markers at that location containing the designated name.
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

Background on honoree

The resolution summarizes William H. Nimmons’s biography and public service:
- Born Dec. 30, 1929; died Sept. 24, 2019; longtime resident of Govan Road (62 years).
- Military service: U.S. Army (1951–1953), Korean War era.
- Career in education (teacher, principal) and in nonprofit administration (Boy Scouts).
- Longtime public servant: one of the first two Black members elected to Bamberg County Council (served 33 years) and involvement in numerous local initiatives (regional water system, Handy Ride transportation, job training center, solid waste authority, animal shelter, litter control, fire department improvements).
- Named Bamberg County Citizen of the Year (2009).

Who is affected

  • Local community and residents along the named segment of Govan Road (between Voorhees Road and US‑321).
  • SCDOT — responsible for implementing the signage.
  • Local governments, emergency services, mapping/GIS and navigation providers (may need to note the honorary name for signage/records; addresses officially typically remain unchanged unless an ordinance changes legal street names).

Fiscal and legal impact

  • The resolution is a request to SCDOT; it does not itself appropriate funds or change law.
  • Implementation costs would be limited to signage/markers; the text does not specify funding. Any costs would normally be handled under SCDOT signage programs or via local arrangements.

Procedural timeline (selected)

  • 12/05/2024: Prefiled.
  • 01/14/2025: Introduced and referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
  • 01/30/2025: Committee report — favorable (Invitations and Memorial Resolutions).
  • 01/31/2025: Scrivener’s error corrected.
  • 02/04/2025: Adopted by House; sent to Senate.
  • 02/27/2025: Senate concurred.
  • 04/23/2025: Recalled from Committee on Transportation.
  • 04/24/2025: Adopted and returned to House with concurrence.
  • 10/08/2025: Hearing scheduled (per docket; likely related to implementation/signage details).

Notes

  • The file includes duplicated/resubmitted text of the resolution and biographical material; some documents show committee recalls and subsequent reprints.
  • The docket references a related filing HD 3513 (replacement filing).
  • A separate, unrelated Massachusetts bill text (concerning University of Massachusetts police retirement) appears in the provided materials; that text is not part of this South Carolina road‑naming resolution.

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

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