H*3699 (Rat #0137, Act #0077 of 2007) General Bill, By Rice, Govan, Huggins, Kirsh, Young, Viers and Thompson
Summary: Monuments
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-240 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM ON THE PLACEMENT OF NEW MONUMENTS ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS AND IN THE STATE HOUSE, EXCEPT FOR THE SENATE CHAMBER AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHAMBER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, A NEW MONUMENT MAY BE PLACED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IF THE MONUMENT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OR MARKS A MILESTONE IN STATE HISTORY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO PLACE A NEW MONUMENT, A MAJORITY OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE MUST AGREE TO REVIEW PROPOSALS, A PROPOSAL MUST BE APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST ADOPT THE PROPOSAL BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. - ratified title
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03/13/07	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-45
03/14/07		Scrivener's error corrected
03/20/07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers, Thompson
03/20/07	House	Amended HJ-26
03/20/07	House	Read second time HJ-27
03/21/07	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
03/21/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-10
03/21/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on General SJ-10
05/24/07	Senate	Committee report: Favorable General SJ-22
05/31/07	Senate	Amended SJ-62
05/31/07	Senate	Read second time SJ-62
05/31/07	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-62
06/01/07	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-3
06/04/07		Scrivener's error corrected
06/05/07	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-48
06/07/07		Ratified R 137
06/13/07		Signed By Governor
06/18/07		Copies available
06/18/07		Effective date 06/13/07
06/18/07		Act No. 77