Journal of the House of Representatives
of the First Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 10, 1995

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Amend title to conform.

Rep. HODGES explained the amendment.

Rep. HUFF moved to table the amendment.

Rep. HODGES demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 41; Nays 64

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Cain             Cato
Chamblee         Cotty            Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Fair
Fleming          Fulmer           Gamble
Hallman          Harrell          Harrison
Haskins          Herdklotz        Huff
Kelley           Klauber          Koon
Lanford          Limehouse        Marchbanks
Mason            McCraw           Meacham
Rice             Robinson         Sandifer
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Thomas
Tripp            Trotter          Vaughn
Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Witherspoon      Young, J.

Total--41

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Bailey
Beatty           Boan             Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, J.        Brown, T.
Byrd             Carnell          Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Cromer
Delleney         Govan            Harris, J.
Harvin           Harwell          Hines
Hodges           Hutson           Inabinett
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Knotts
Law              Limbaugh         Littlejohn


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Lloyd            McAbee           McElveen
McMahand         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Neilson          Phillips
Quinn            Richardson       Scott
Sharpe           Sheheen          Shissias
Simrill          Spearman         Stille
Stuart           Townsend         Walker
Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.      White
Wilder           Wilkes           Williams
Wofford          Worley           Wright
Young, A.

Total--64

So, the House refused to table the amendment.

Rep. HUFF spoke against the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.

Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 56; Nays 54

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson         Askins           Bailey
Beatty           Boan             Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Delleney         Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Harwell          Hines            Hodges
Howard           Hutson           Inabinett
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Limbaugh
Littlejohn       Lloyd            McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Phillips         Richardson       Scott
Sharpe           Sheheen          Shissias
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.      White


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Wilder           Wilkes           Williams
Worley           Young, A.

Total--56

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Brown, H.        Brown, J.
Cain             Carnell          Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Cotty
Dantzler         Davenport        Easterday
Fair             Fleming          Fulmer
Gamble           Hallman          Harrell
Harrison         Haskins          Herdklotz
Huff             Keegan           Kelley
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limehouse
Marchbanks       Mason            McAbee
Meacham          Quinn            Rice
Robinson         Sandifer         Simrill
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Thomas
Townsend         Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Walker           Wells
Whatley          Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Wright           Young, J.

Total--54

So, the amendment was adopted.

Rep. CAVE proposed the following Amendment No. 47 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5503AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part V, Section 1, page 3613-9, by deleting /there must be no/ on line 27 and inserting /the/; and inserting after /AFDC/ on line 30 /only may be an increase of fifty percent of the amount that would have resulted from adding a member to the AFDC family budget/.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. CAVE explained the amendment.

Rep. COTTY spoke against the amendment.

Rep. COTTY moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. CAVE demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 72; Nays 28

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Askins           Bailey
Boan             Brown, H.        Cain
Carnell          Cato             Chamblee
Cotty            Dantzler         Davenport
Delleney         Easterday        Fair
Fleming          Fulmer           Gamble
Hallman          Harrell          Harris, J.
Harris, P.       Harrison         Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Law
Limbaugh         Limehouse        Littlejohn
Marchbanks       Mason            McAbee
McCraw           Meacham          Phillips
Quinn            Rice             Richardson
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Sheheen          Simrill          Smith, R.
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Thomas           Tripp            Vaughn
Walker           Wells            Whatley
Wilder           Wilkes           Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Worley
Wright           Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--72

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Beatty           Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Govan            Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Kennedy          Lloyd
McMahand         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Scott            Shissias


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Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.       White
Williams

Total--28

So, the amendment was tabled.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR

AMENDMENT NO. 46--MOTION TO RECONSIDER TABLED

Rep. SHARPE moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 46 was adopted.

Rep. GOVAN moved to table the motion to reconsider.

Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 56; Nays 53

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson         Askins           Bailey
Beatty           Boan             Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, J.        Brown, T.
Byrd             Carnell          Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Cromer
Davenport        Delleney         Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Keyserling       Kinon            Kirsh
Limbaugh         Lloyd            McAbee
McCraw           McElveen         McMahand
McTeer           Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Phillips         Richardson
Rogers           Scott            Sheheen
Shissias         Spearman         Stille
Stuart           Townsend         Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.      White            Wilder
Wilkes           Williams

Total--56



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Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison          Brown, H.        Cain
Cato             Chamblee         Cooper
Cotty            Dantzler         Easterday
Fair             Fleming          Fulmer
Gamble           Hallman          Harrell
Harrison         Haskins          Herdklotz
Huff             Hutson           Keegan
Kelley           Klauber          Knotts
Koon             Lanford          Law
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            Meacham          Quinn
Rice             Robinson         Sandifer
Sharpe           Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Thomas           Tripp
Trotter          Vaughn           Walker
Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Worley
Wright           Young, J.

Total--53

So, the motion to reconsider was tabled.

Rep. NEILSON proposed the following Amendment No. 48 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3758AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IV, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION __. Section 20-7-420 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( ) to suspend the sentence and require a person found in contempt of court for failing to pay child support to perform community service."/

Renumber items and sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. NEILSON moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. LANFORD proposed the following Amendment No. 49 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5504AC.95), which was adopted.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part III, by deleting SECTION 6 on page 3613-4 beginning on line 20 and inserting:


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/SECTION 6. A. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 12-7-1280. (A) A taxpayer, who employs a person who within twelve months of becoming employed received Aid to Families with Dependent Children and who continuously has remained employed for twelve months, is allowed a credit against taxes due under this chapter for wages paid to the employee in an amount equal to:

(1) twenty percent of wages up to six thousand dollars paid for the first year of employment;

(2) fifteen percent of wages up to six thousand dollars paid for the second year of employment;

(3) ten percent of wages up to six thousand dollars paid for the third year of employment.

(B) The Department of Social Services and the South Carolina Employment Security Commission must make information available to employers interested in hiring AFDC recipients and must provide documentation to employers verifying a person's status as an AFDC recipient.

B. This section applies to tax years beginning after 1994./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and title to conform.

Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.

Rep. COTTY spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.

Rep. LANFORD demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 31; Nays 75

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cotty            Easterday        Fair
Fleming          Fulmer           Govan
Hallman          Harrell          Harrison
Haskins          Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Keegan           Kirsh
Limbaugh         Marchbanks       Mason
Robinson         Smith, R.        Stuart
Tripp            Walker           Wells


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Whatley          Wilkins          Young, A.
Young, J.

Total--31

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Anderson         Askins
Bailey           Beatty           Boan
Breeland         Brown, G.        Brown, H.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Carnell
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Dantzler         Davenport
Delleney         Gamble           Harris, J.
Harris, P.       Harvin           Hines
Hodges           Howard           Inabinett
Jennings         Kelley           Kennedy
Keyserling       Kinon            Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limehouse        Littlejohn
Lloyd            McAbee           McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Meacham          Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Phillips         Quinn
Rice             Richardson       Sandifer
Scott            Sharpe           Sheheen
Shissias         Simrill          Smith, D.
Spearman         Stille           Townsend
Trotter          Vaughn           Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.      White            Wilder
Wilkes           Williams         Witherspoon
Wofford          Worley           Wright

Total--75

So, the House refused to table the amendment.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

Rep. HUFF spoke against the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.


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Rep. SPEARMAN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 62; Nays 47

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Anderson         Askins
Bailey           Beatty           Boan
Breeland         Brown, G.        Brown, J.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Carnell
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Davenport        Gamble
Govan            Harris, P.       Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Keyserling       Kinon            Klauber
Knotts           Lanford          Littlejohn
Lloyd            McAbee           McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Meacham          Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Phillips         Sandifer
Scott            Sharpe           Sheheen
Shissias         Simrill          Spearman
Stille           Trotter          Vaughn
Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.      White
Wilder           Wilkes           Williams
Worley           Wright

Total--62

Those who voted in the negative are:

Brown, H.        Cain             Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Cotty
Dantzler         Delleney         Easterday
Elliott          Fair             Fleming
Fulmer           Hallman          Harrell
Harris, J.       Harrison         Harwell
Haskins          Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Keegan           Kelley
Kirsh            Koon             Law
Limbaugh         Marchbanks       Mason
Quinn            Rice             Richardson


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Robinson         Smith, R.        Stuart
Thomas           Townsend         Tripp
Walker           Wells            Whatley
Wilkins          Witherspoon      Wofford
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--47

So, the amendment was adopted.

AMENDMENT NO. 49--MOTION TO RECONSIDER TABLED

Rep. WRIGHT moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 49 was adopted.

Rep. KENNEDY moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to by a division vote of 55 to 44.

Rep. SHISSIAS proposed the following Amendment No. 4 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PFM\7212AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 3613-11, Part V, Section 7, by deleting /or/ on line 32, and by inserting after /parent/ on line 34 /, or when the mother for other good faith reason is unable to identify the father. This good cause determination must be reviewed and approved by a department supervisor or program director/.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. SHISSIAS moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Reps. HODGES, COBB-HUNTER and NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 5 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\BR1\18211AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part V, by adding an appropriately numbered section to read:

/SECTION __. In order to ensure the success of a family's ability to retain employment, adequate child care must be available. The State of South Carolina shall provide child care vouchers providing one hundred dollars per month, for up to two children, for families with total income up to one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall administer the program, and eligible families may apply at department county offices./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.


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