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H. 3837 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-9-260, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NOTICE TO THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION WHEN PAYMENTS OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION HAVE BEGUN AND SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN LANGUAGE AND PROVISIONS, PROVIDE THAT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK DUE TO A REPORTED WORK-RELATED INJURY OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE FOR EIGHT DAYS, AN EMPLOYER MAY START TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY PAYMENTS IMMEDIATELY AND MAY CONTINUE SUCH PAYMENTS FOR UP TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS WITHOUT WAIVER OF ANY GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF A CLAIM AS MAY APPEAR FOLLOWING A GOOD FAITH INVESTIGATION, PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF TEMPORARY DISABILITY COMPENSATION, AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
Rep. CLYBURN made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3838 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION
42-9-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
AMOUNT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND PERIOD OF DISABILITY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES,
SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PRESUMPTION OF TOTAL AND PERMANENT DISABILITY IN CASES
WHERE THERE IS A FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE LOSS OF USE OF THE BACK, AND PROVIDE
THAT
THIS PRESUMPTION MAY BE REBUTTED BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE.
Rep. CATO made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3839 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 34-3-540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COPIES AND REPRODUCTIONS OF BANKING RECORDS AND THEIR ADMISSIBILITY INTO EVIDENCE, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE RECORDS MAY BE COPIED AND REPRODUCED, TO REVISE THE ENTITIES TO WHICH THIS SECTION APPLIES, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH COPIES AND REPRODUCTIONS OF THESE RECORDS MAY BE ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3840 -- Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 34-3-380, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REPORTS OF CONDITION OF INSTITUTIONS IN THIS STATE LENDING MONEY AND RECEIVING DEPOSITS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMITTING OF THESE REPORTS; TO AMEND SECTION 34-3-420, RELATING TO STATEMENTS OF CONDITION WHICH MUST BE SENT TO THE BOARD OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DATE THESE REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THESE REPORTS ARE REQUIRED AND SUBMITTED; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 34-3-390, 34-3-400, AND 34-3-410 RELATING TO STATEMENTS OF
Rep. MASON made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3816 -- Reps. Quinn, Koon, Tripp, A. Young, Seithel, Knotts, Fulmer, H. Brown, Rice, Meacham, Littlejohn, Cain, Sharpe, Simrill, Cato, Mason, Wofford, Limbaugh, Hutson, Kelley, Hallman, Witherspoon, Cooper, Wright, Stille, Trotter, Huff, Law, Chamblee, Haskins, Wells, D. Smith, Riser, Davenport, Robinson, R. Smith, Vaughn, Herdklotz, Walker, Fleming, Klauber, Waldrop, Dantzler, Fair, Whatley and Easterday: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-163 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL PORTRAITS, FLAGS, BANNERS, MONUMENTS, STATUES, AND PLAQUES WHICH MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE STATE HOUSE DURING RENOVATIONS TO THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION WHEN THE STATE HOUSE IS REOCCUPIED AND PROVIDE THAT THE LOCATION OF THESE ITEMS MUST NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS APPROVED BY AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
Rep. ROBINSON withdrew his objection to H. 3606 however, other objections remained upon the Bill.
Rep. SHEHEEN, with unanimous consent, made a statement relative to the Joint Assembly of March 22.
The Senate amendments to the following Bill were taken up for consideration.
H. 3534 -- Reps. Wilkins, Tripp, Knotts, Whatley, Harrell, Wofford, A. Young, Hutson, Sandifer, Walker, Littlejohn, Herdklotz, Jaskwhich, Meacham, Fleming, Cain, Kelley, Simrill, Law, Mason, Jennings, Kennedy, Cato, Rice, Klauber, Stuart, Gamble, J. Young, Cotty, Shissias, Haskins, Harrison, Riser, Huff, Robinson, Marchbanks, H. Brown, Witherspoon, Baxley, Lanford, Waldrop and Easterday: A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 12, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TAXATION, BY ADDING CHAPTER 10 ENACTING THE ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT OF 1995 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTERPRISE ZONES IN WHICH VARIOUS TAX INCENTIVES MAY APPLY FOR BUSINESSES, TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR AREAS TO QUALIFY AS ENTERPRISE ZONES, TO PROVIDE THAT BUSINESSES QUALIFY FOR ENTERPRISE ZONE INCENTIVES BY MEANS OF ENTERING INTO A REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT WITH THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES, DEPENDING ON ELIGIBILITY, THAT INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THE TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT AND AN ADDITIONAL CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES FORMERLY RECEIVING AFDC, FEE IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR PROPERTY TAXES, RETAINING AN AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEE WAGES NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT FOR FIFTEEN YEARS FOR DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES AND ALLOWING INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CREDITS FOR EMPLOYEES AND WITHHOLDING TAX CREDITS FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES EQUAL TO THE RETAINED AMOUNT, AND TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING OF QUALIFYING BUSINESSES AND PROJECTS.
Rep. THOMAS proposed the following Amendment No. 1A (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5481AC.95), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 12-10-40, as contained in Section 1 of the bill by inserting on page 3534-3, line 14:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or chapter, the area south of the Waccamaw River and south of Highway 521 to the Charleston
Rep. THOMAS explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. THOMAS proposed the following Amendment No. 2A, which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 12-10-40, as contained in Section 1 of the bill by inserting on page 3534-3, line 14:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or chapter, the area designated as Census Zone 9808 in Georgetown County.
Rep. THOMAS explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment.
Rep. THOMAS demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Bailey Boan Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Howard Huff Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McAbee McCraw McKay Meacham Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Askins Baxley Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Byrd Carnell Cave Delleney Fleming Gamble Harris, P. Harwell Hines Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Lanford Lloyd Martin McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Spearman Thomas Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams Worley Young, J.
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. THOMAS proposed the following Amendment No. 5A (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5481AC.95), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 12-10-40, as contained in Section 1of the bill by inserting on page 3534-3, line 14:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or chapter, the area south of the Waccamaw River and south of Highway 521 to the Charleston County line and west to the Williamsburg County line is designated as an enterprise zone. Subject to review as other enterprise zones created by this act./
Rep. THOMAS explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bailey Boan Brown, H. Cain Cato Clyburn Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jennings Kinon Kirsh Klauber Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McCraw McKay Meacham Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, R. Stille Stuart Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkins Wofford Young, A.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Askins Baxley Breeland Brown, J. Byrd Carnell Cave Chamblee Cooper Cromer Delleney Fleming Gamble Hines Howard Inabinett Keegan Kelley Keyserling Knotts Lanford Lloyd Martin McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Richardson Rogers Scott
Sheheen Spearman Stoddard Thomas Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilkes Williams Worley Wright Young, J.
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. THOMAS proposed the following Amendment No. 3A, which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 12-10-40, as contained in Section 1 of the bill by inserting on page 3534-3, line 14:
/Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or chapter, the area in Georgetown County located south of the Waccamaw River and south of Highway 521 to the abutting county lines. Subject to review as any other enterprise zones created by this act./
Rep. THOMAS explained the amendment.
Rep. HASKINS raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 3-A was out of order as it was the same as Amendment No. 5-A, which had already been proposed and defeated.
Rep. THOMAS argued contra the Point in stating that it was not exactly the same.
The SPEAKER overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment.
Rep. THOMAS demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Bailey Boan Brown, H. Cain Cato Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harris, J.
Harris, P. Harrison Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Kennedy Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McCraw McKay Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stuart Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkins Wofford Wright Young, A.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Askins Baxley Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Delleney Fleming Gamble Hines Howard Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Lanford Lloyd Martin McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neilson Phillips Rhoad Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Stoddard Thomas Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams Worley Young, J.
So, the amendment was tabled.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. JENNINGS a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.
The question then recurred to the motion to concur or non-concur.
The Senate amendments were agreed to, and the Bill, having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title be changed to that of an Act, and that it be enrolled for ratification.
The motion period was dispensed with on motion of Rep. HASKINS.
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Amendment No. 30, immediate cloture having been ordered.
H. 3651 -- Rep. H. Brown: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-330 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE STATE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FUND AND REQUIRE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE FUND; TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-251 SO AS TO ALLOW A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM PROPERTY TAXES OTHER THAN THOSE LEVIED FOR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS EQUAL TO TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF FAIR MARKET VALUE ESCALATING, DEPENDING ON REVENUES IN THE STATE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FUND TO A COMPLETE EXEMPTION FROM ALL TAXES EXCEPT THOSE LEVIED FOR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS; TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 12-43-217 SO AS TO REQUIRE TRIENNIAL REASSESSMENT; TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 4-9-142, 5-21-70, 6-1-75, AND 59-73-35 SO AS TO IMPOSE SPENDING LIMITS ON COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND IMPOSE AN AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE LIMITATION ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 12-43-350 SO AS TO PROVIDE A STANDARDIZED TAX BILL; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION
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