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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Knotts
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Governor
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/17/2008 Senate Prefiled
12/17/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-187
1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-187
1/13/2010 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Knotts,
Campbell, Coleman, Nicholson
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-3-125 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHILE THE GOVERNOR IS PHYSICALLY ABSENT FROM THE STATE, ALL OF THE POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME THE GOVERNOR IS PHYSICALLY ABSENT FROM THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-3-125. While the Governor is physically absent from the State, all of the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Governor under the laws of this State are devolved upon the Lieutenant Governor for the duration of the time the Governor is physically absent from the State."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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