Current Status Bill Number:4196 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970522 Primary Sponsor:Bowers All Sponsors:Bowers Drafted Document Number:PT\1313DW.97 Residing Body:House Date Tabled:19980204 Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:House of Representatives, reapportionment of election districts, provisions; General Assembly, Elections
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19980204 Tabled in Committee 25 HJ
House 19970522 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO REQUIRE, BEGINNING WITH THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER THE DECENNIAL CENSUS OF 2000, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REAPPORTION ITSELF SO THAT A HOUSE DISTRICT MUST BE WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A COUNTY IF THE COUNTY HAS SUFFICIENT POPULATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-35. Beginning with the reapportionment of the House of Representatives after the decennial census of the year 2000, the House of Representatives must reapportion itself to provide that if a county has sufficient population, an election district must be wholly contained within the county."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.