Journal of the House of Representatives
of the Second Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 9, 1996

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Printed Page 4070 . . . . . Wednesday, May 22, 1996

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. SPEARMAN a leave of absence for the remainder of the day due to a commitment scheduled at Saluda High School awards night.


Printed Page 4071 . . . . . Wednesday, May 22, 1996

Rep. SEITHEL proposed the following Amendment No. 18A, which was tabled.

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

/Prior to the purchasing or leasing company selling or assigning their interest in the Medical University facilities, the purchasing or leasing company must first seek approval of the General Assembly and the Budget and Control Board.

Rep. SEITHEL explained the amendment.

Rep. FELDER moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 44; Nays 35

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison              Baxley               Boan
Brown, H.            Cain                 Carnell
Cato                 Cooper               Cotty
Dantzler             Felder               Fulmer
Gamble               Harrell              Harvin
Herdklotz            Jaskwhich            Jennings
Keegan               Kelley               Kinon
Klauber              Knotts               Koon
Law                  Limbaugh             Mason
McKay                Quinn                Rice
Riser                Sharpe               Smith, D.
Smith, R.            Tucker               Walker
Wells                Whatley              Wilder
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Wofford
Wright               Young-Brickell

Total--44

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson             Breeland             Brown, J.
Byrd                 Davenport            Delleney
Easterday            Govan                Hallman
Harris, J.           Howard               Hutson
Inabinett            Keyserling           Kirsh

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Lanford              Lloyd                Marchbanks
McCraw               McElveen             Moody-Lawrence
Neilson              Phillips             Richardson
Robinson             Sandifer             Scott
Seithel              Shissias             Simrill
Stoddard             Tripp                Trotter
Whipper, L.          Whipper, S.          

Total--35

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. SEITHEL proposed the following Amendment No. 19A (Doc Name P:\amend\JIC\6080AC.96), which was tabled.

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

/SECTION . The State and the Medical University of South Carolina shall not at any time be obligated to purchase or lease any facilities belonging to any shells of the for-profit entity or the for-profit entity itself./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. SEITHEL explained the amendment.

Rep. FELDER moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 53; Nays 39

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison              Baxley               Boan
Brown, G.            Brown, H.            Brown, T.
Cain                 Carnell              Cato
Cooper               Dantzler             Easterday
Felder               Fulmer               Gamble
Harrell              Harris, J.           Harvin
Herdklotz            Hodges               Hutson
Jaskwhich            Jennings             Keegan
Kelley               Kinon                Klauber
Knotts               Koon                 Law

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Limbaugh             Martin               Mason
McKay                Meacham              Rhoad
Rice                 Riser                Sharpe
Simrill              Smith, D.            Smith, R.
Stuart               Tucker               Vaughn
Walker               Wells                Whatley
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Wofford
Wright               Young-Brickell

Total--53

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson             Breeland             Brown, J.
Byrd                 Cave                 Cotty
Davenport            Delleney             Hallman
Howard               Inabinett            Keyserling
Kirsh                Lanford              Littlejohn
Lloyd                Marchbanks           McCraw
McTeer               Moody-Lawrence       Neal
Neilson              Phillips             Quinn
Richardson           Rogers               Sandifer
Seithel              Shissias             Stille
Stoddard             Townsend             Tripp
Trotter              Waldrop              Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.          White                Wilder

Total--39

So, the amendment was tabled.

AMENDMENT NO. 1A--RECONSIDERED AND TABLED

Rep. KLAUBER moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 1A was adopted.

Rep. DAVENPORT spoke against the motion to reconsider.

Rep. HODGES spoke in favor of the motion to reconsider.

Rep. SEITHEL moved to table the motion to reconsider and demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 25; Nays 71
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Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anderson            Breeland            Brown, T.
Davenport           Hallman             Harris, J.
Herdklotz           Howard              Littlejohn
Lloyd               Marchbanks          McCraw
McMahand            Moody-Lawrence      Neilson
Phillips            Quinn               Rhoad
Sandifer            Seithel             Shissias
Tripp               Waldrop             Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.

Total--25

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison              Bailey               Baxley
Boan                 Brown, G.            Brown, H.
Byrd                 Cain                 Carnell
Cato                 Cave                 Cobb-Hunter
Cooper               Cotty                Cromer
Dantzler             Delleney             Easterday
Felder               Fleming              Fulmer
Gamble               Govan                Harrell
Harvin               Hodges               Hutson
Jaskwhich            Keegan               Kelley
Keyserling           Kinon                Klauber
Knotts               Koon                 Lanford
Law                  Lee                  Limbaugh
Mason                McKay                McTeer
Meacham              Neal                 Rice
Richardson           Riser                Robinson
Rogers               Scott                Sharpe
Simrill              Smith, D.            Smith, R.
Stille               Stoddard             Stuart
Townsend             Trotter              Tucker
Vaughn               Walker               Wells
Whatley              White                Wilder
Wilkins              Witherspoon          Wofford
Wright               Young-Brickell       

Total--71


Printed Page 4075 . . . . . Wednesday, May 22, 1996

So, the House refused to table the motion to reconsider.

The question then recurred to the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to.

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

Rep. FELDER moved immediate cloture on the entire matter, which was agreed to.

Rep. BOAN moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted.

Further proceedings were interrupted by adjournment, the pending question being consideration of Senate amendments, immediate cloture having been ordered.

RETURNED WITH CONCURRENCE

The Senate returned to the House with concurrence the following:

H. 4991 -- Reps. Cain and Cromer: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE TO DENY A PERMIT APPLICATION TO CONDUCT MINERAL PROSPECTING OPERATIONS ON PUBLIC LANDS IN THE UPPER CHAUGA RIVER WATERSHED.

H. 5043 -- Rep. Clyburn: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE A.M.E. CHURCH OF AIKEN ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

H. 5051 -- Reps. Scott, Allison, Anderson, Askins, Bailey, Baxley, Boan, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, Byrd, Cain, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Cave, Chamblee, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Cromer, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Elliott, Felder, Fleming, Fulmer, Gamble, Govan, Hallman, Harrell, J. Harris, P. Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Herdklotz, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hodges, Howard, Hutson, Inabinett, Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Keyserling, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Lee, Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Marchbanks, Martin, Mason, McAbee, McCraw, McElveen, McKay, McMahand, McTeer, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn,


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Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, Rogers, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Shissias, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Tucker, Vaughn, Waldrop, Walker, Wells, Whatley, S. Whipper, White, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Williams, Witherspoon, Wofford, Worley, Wright, J. Young and Young-Brickell: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE HONORABLE LUCILLE SIMMONS WHIPPER OF CHARLESTON COUNTY, OUR RESPECTED COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, FOR HER ELEVEN YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDING BEST WISHES IN ALL OF HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT.

H. 5052 -- Reps. Scott, Allison, Anderson, Askins, Bailey, Baxley, Boan, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, Byrd, Cain, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Cave, Chamblee, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Cromer, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Elliott, Felder, Fleming, Fulmer, Gamble, Govan, Hallman, Harrell, J. Harris, P. Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Herdklotz, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hodges, Howard, Hutson, Inabinett, Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Keyserling, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Lee, Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Marchbanks, Martin, Mason, McAbee, McCraw, McElveen, McKay, McMahand, McTeer, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Shissias, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Tucker, Vaughn, Waldrop, Walker, Wells, Whatley, L. Whipper, S. Whipper, White, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Williams, Witherspoon, Wofford, Worley, Wright, J. Young and Young-Brickell: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE DEEP REGRET OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON LEARNING THAT THE HONORABLE TIMOTHY FOLK ROGERS WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

H. 5056 -- Reps. Scott, Allison, Anderson, Askins, Bailey, Baxley, Boan, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, Byrd, Cain, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Cave, Chamblee, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Cromer, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Elliott, Felder,


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Fleming, Fulmer, Gamble, Govan, Hallman, Harrell, J. Harris, P. Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Herdklotz, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hodges, Howard, Hutson, Inabinett, Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Keyserling, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Lee, Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Marchbanks, Martin, Mason, McAbee, McCraw, McElveen, McKay, McMahand, McTeer, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, Rogers, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Sheheen, Shissias, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Tucker, Vaughn, Waldrop, Walker, Wells, Whatley, L. Whipper, S. Whipper, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins, Williams, Witherspoon, Wofford, Worley, Wright, J. Young and Young-Brickell: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE HONORABLE JUANITA MITCHELL WHITE OF JASPER COUNTY, OUR GOOD FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, FOR HER SEVENTEEN YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEGISLATIVE SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTENDING BEST WISHES IN ALL OF HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT.

H. 5057 -- Reps. Wilkins, Haskins, Allison, Anderson, Askins, Bailey, Baxley, Boan, Breeland, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Brown, Byrd, Cain, Canty, Carnell, Cato, Cave, Chamblee, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cotty, Cromer, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Elliott, Felder, Fleming, Fulmer, Gamble, Govan, Hallman, Harrell, J. Harris, P. Harris, Harrison, Harvin, Herdklotz, J. Hines, M. Hines, Hodges, Howard, Hutson, Inabinett, Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keegan, Kelley, Kennedy, Keyserling, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Lee, Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Loftis, Marchbanks, Martin, Mason, McAbee, McCraw, McElveen, McKay, McMahand, McTeer, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, Neal, Neilson, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Riser, Robinson, Rogers, Sandifer, Scott, Seithel, Sharpe, Shissias, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Tucker, Vaughn, Waldrop, Walker, Wells, Whatley, L. Whipper, S. Whipper, White, Wilder, Wilkes, Williams, Witherspoon, Wofford, Worley, Wright, J. Young and Young-Brickell: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF MRS. LUCILE ROUKOS SHEHEEN OF CAMDEN, MOTHER OF OUR FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUE, THE


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HONORABLE ROBERT J. SHEHEEN, AND EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SHEHEEN FAMILY.

H. 5058 -- Rep. Harvin: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING CARRIE SINKLER-PARKER OF ALCOLU ON RECEIVING THE FIRST ANNUAL MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE PERSEVERANCE, ACHIEVEMENT AND CHARITY AWARD.

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:15 P.M. the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. MARCHBANKS adjourned in memory of Lucile Roukos Sheheen, mother of Rep. SHEHEEN of Camden, to meet at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow.

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Thursday, May 23, 1996

(Statewide Session)

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 10:00 A.M.

Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:

Almighty God, able to do for us far exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or hope, You know perfectly the questions that frequently haunt us, the longings for which we yearn and the problems for which we have no satisfactory solutions: grant us Your help in keeping with our individual needs. Cleanse us from all that is unworthy and inspire us to reach out for loftier fields of endeavor. Keep open the doors of our lives to accept Your guidance as we struggle to perform faithfully and well our daily tasks.

We make this our prayer to our God Whose love and concerns endure forever. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

REGULATIONS RECEIVED

The following were received and referred to the appropriate committee for consideration.

Document No. 1939
Promulgated By Board of Education
R. 43-163. Administrative Personnel Compensation Guide and Contracts (Repeal)
Received By Speaker May 22, 1996
Referred to House Committee on Education and Public Works
120 Day Review Expiration Date September 19, 1996
(Subject to Sine Die Revision)

Document No. 1945
Promulgated By Board of Education


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