Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:93 Primary Sponsor:Martschink Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Legislature, executive sessions Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:OLDVS/LIBX/2316 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Martschink Courson Wilson Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 93 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11 time, referred to Committee 93 Senate Sep 17, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CLOSED MEETINGS OF A PUBLIC BODY UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY OCCUR UPON A FAVORABLE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PARTICULAR HOUSE PRESENT AND VOTING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-70(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 118 of 1987, is further amended to read:
"(d) Sessions of the General Assembly may, upon a favorable vote of two-thirds of those members of the particular house present and voting, enter into executive sessions authorized by the Constitution of this State and rules adopted pursuant thereto to the Constitution."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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