H 3691 General Bill, By H. Brown
 A Bill to amend Section 2-1-180, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the mandatory sine die adjournment date of the General Assembly so
 as to provide that the sine die adjournment date is extended by one statewide
 legislative day for each statewide day after May twenty-fifth that the annual
 General Appropriations Act is not enrolled for ratification.

   02/28/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-15
   02/28/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-15

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE IS EXTENDED BY ONE STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE DAY FOR EACH STATEWIDE DAY AFTER MAY TWENTY-FIFTH THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT IS NOT ENROLLED FOR RATIFICATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 2-1-180. The regular annual session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday in June. In any year that the House of Representatives fails to give third reading to the annual general appropriations bill by March thirty-first, the date of sine die adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after March thirty-first that the House of Representatives fails to give the bill third reading. In any year that the annual general appropriations act has not been enrolled for ratification by May twenty-fifth, the date of sine die adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after May twenty-fifth that the act is not enrolled. The session may also be extended by concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives. During the time between 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday in June and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered except the general appropriations bill and any matters approved for consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote in both houses."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.