Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:150 Primary Sponsor:Martschink Committee Number:14 Type of Legislation:SR Subject:Senate invitations, discrimination Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Rules Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2343 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martschink Type of Legislation:Senate Resolution
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150 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced, referred to 14
Committee
150 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 14
Committee
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TO AMEND RULES 19 AND 50 OF THE RULES OF THE SENATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND THE PROHIBITION ON THE SENATE ACCEPTING INVITATIONS FROM GROUPS WHICH DISCRIMINATE AND THE DUTIES OF THE SENATE INVITATIONS COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO ENFORCING THE PROHIBITION, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE INVITATIONS COMMITTEE AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE COMMITTEE AND ITS FUNCTIONS.
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That Rule 19(1) of the Rules of the Senate is amended to read:
"(1) The Standing Committees of the Senate shall be as follows:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Banking and Insurance
Corrections and Penology
Education
Ethics
Finance
Fish, Game and Forestry
General Committee (General Committee will encompass most of the relatively inactive committees, namely, Atomic and Nuclear Energy, Federal Relations, Enrolled Acts, Legislative Library, Military, Veterans Affairs, Privileges and Elections, Rural Electrification, Social Services and Local Legislation.)
Interstate Cooperation
Invitations
Judiciary
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Medical Affairs
Rules
Transportation (Aviation, Highways, Railroads and Shipping.)"
Be it further resolved that Rule 50 of the Rules of the Senate is amended to read:
The Senate may not accept any invitations to attend functions (social or otherwise) which are to be held at a club or organization which does not admit as members persons of all races, religions, colors, sexes, or national origins. All invitations so received must be referred to the Committee on Invitations, and the Committee has the duty of determining whether or not the function is to be held at a club or organization which does not admit as members persons of all races, religions, colors, sexes, or national origins. Individual senators may attend functions at any club without being censored or prejudiced in any manner.