S*0815 (Rat #0105, Act #0071 of 2011) General Bill, By McConnell, Ford, L. Martin, Hutto, Malloy, Cleary and Shoopman
Summary: Establishment of election districts
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-715, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADOPTION OF THE UNITED STATES CENSUS, SO AS TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2010 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF INHABITANTS OF THIS STATE; BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-70 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2012 GENERAL ELECTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-75 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; AND TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OF THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. - ratified title
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04/14/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
04/14/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 3)
06/14/11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 23)
06/15/11	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 6)
06/15/11	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 6)
06/15/11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 6)
06/16/11	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 9)
06/16/11	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)
06/16/11	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-1
06/16/11	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal-page 1)
06/21/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
06/21/11	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 18)
06/22/11	House	Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
06/22/11		Ratified R 105
06/28/11		Signed By Governor
07/06/11		Effective date 06/28/11
07/06/11		Act No. 71
07/11/11		Scrivener's error corrected