Pursuant to an invitation the Honorable Speaker and House of Representatives appeared in the Senate Chamber on June 22, 2011, at 5:55 P.M. and the following Acts and Joint Resolutions were ratified:

(R103, S. 20 (Word version)) -- Senators Grooms, McConnell, Thomas, Alexander, Leatherman, Knotts, Bryant, Hayes, Rose, Verdin, S. Martin, Peeler, L. Martin, Fair, Ryberg, Cromer, Campsen, Davis, Shoopman, Rankin and Bright: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ORDINANCES REGARDING IMMIGRATION, SO AS TO ALLOW A CIVIL ACTION TO BE BROUGHT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION LIMITS OR PROHIBITS A LOCAL OFFICIAL FROM SEEKING TO ENFORCE A FEDERAL OR STATE LAW WITH REGARD TO IMMIGRATION OR THE UNLAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 8-14-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "PRIVATE EMPLOYER"; TO AMEND SECTION 8-14-20, RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYER PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL WORK AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM AND SERVICE CONTRACTORS, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN TYPES OF IDENTIFICATIONS PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED FOR VERIFICATION OTHER THAN E-VERIFY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 16-9-460, RELATING TO AIDING ILLEGAL ENTRY OR HARBORING AN UNLAWFUL ALIEN, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE THE PERSON WHO ENTERED THE COUNTRY, REMAINED, OR SHELTERED THEMSELVES FROM DETECTION ILLEGALLY; BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-750 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF FAILURE TO CARRY A CERTIFICATE OF ALIEN REGISTRATION ISSUED TO THE PERSON AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; BY ADDING SECTION 17-13-170 SO AS TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH REASONABLE SUSPICION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, TO DELINEATE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE PROVIDED TO PRESUME THE PERSON IS LEGALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE OFFENSE OF PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR VERIFICATION OF STATUS AND EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA ON MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED WITHOUT A CITATION ISSUED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-3-1100, RELATING TO THE VERIFICATION OF THE STATUS OF PRISONERS, NOTIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND HOUSING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF A PRISONER WHO IS AN ALIEN UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES TO A FEDERAL FACILITY OR OTHER FORM OF FEDERAL CUSTODY AND FOR NOTIFICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-8-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF ILLEGAL ALIENS AND PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, SO AS TO REDEFINE THE TERMS "LICENSE" AND "PRIVATE EMPLOYER" AND DEFINE THE TERM "UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN"; TO AMEND SECTION 41-8-20, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMPLETION AND MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORMS OR E-VERIFY, SO AS TO REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION OF EVERY NEW EMPLOYEE WITHIN THREE, RATHER THAN FIVE, DAYS AND REQUIRE CONTRACTORS TO MAINTAIN CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS OF ALL SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUB-SUBCONTRACTORS PERFORMING SERVICES FOR THE CONTRACTOR AND PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION UPON REQUEST; TO AMEND SECTION 41-8-30, RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PRIVATE EMPLOYER VIOLATES THE PRIVATE EMPLOYER LICENSE IF HE KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY EMPLOYS AN UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN; TO AMEND SECTION 41-8-40, RELATING TO A PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S PRESUMPTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 41-8-50, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW ACTION AGAINST A PRIVATE EMPLOYER TO BE BROUGHT AFTER A RANDOM AUDIT OR AN INSPECTION REGARDING AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN EMPLOYED THREE, RATHER THAN FIVE, DAYS AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER PROCEDURES FOR A PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S COMPLIANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF THE PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S LICENSE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-8-60, RELATING TO ACTIONS TO COLLECT CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST A PRIVATE EMPLOYER, AND 41-8-120, RELATING TO THE PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS AND STATEWIDE RANDOM AUDITS, BOTH SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO CIVIL PENALTIES AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES REGARDING DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A PRIVATE EMPLOYER; BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-480 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF PROVIDING A FALSE PICTURE IDENTIFICATION FOR USE BY AN ALIEN UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; TO REPEAL SECTION 23-3-80 RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION'S AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY REGARDING UNLAWFUL ALIENS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 23-6-60 SO AS TO CREATE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND DUTIES, AND TO REQUIRE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

(R104, S. 30 (Word version)) -- Senators McConnell, Leventis and Ford: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 22-5-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATED TO MAGISTRATES' POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING THE ISSUANCE OF ARREST WARRANTS AND COURTESY SUMMONS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THAT NO ARREST WARRANT SHALL BE ISSUED FOR THE ARREST OF A PERSON UNLESS SOUGHT BY A MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ACTING IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, CERTAIN BUSINESSES SEEKING AN ARREST WARRANT FOR AN OFFENSE AGAINST THE BUSINESS, AND PERSONS SEEKING AN ARREST WARRANT FOR A FRAUDULENT CHECK OR OFFENSES INVOLVING CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, OR ASSAULT AND BATTERY, TO PROVIDE THAT A COURTESY SUMMONS MUST BE ISSUED WHEN AN ARREST WARRANT IS SOUGHT BY ANY OTHER PERSON, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN ARREST WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED WHEN A PERSON FAILS TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT PURSUANT TO A COURTESY SUMMONS; TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-10, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATES, THEIR TERMS AND JURISDICTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT A MAGISTRATE TO A POSITION THAT BECOMES VACANT ONCE THE TERM OF A SITTING MAGISTRATE IS TERMINATED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 22-1-30, RELATING TO THE SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL OF A MAGISTRATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE TO END A MAGISTRATE'S TERM OF OFFICE AND NOT ALLOW HIM TO CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 22-2-40, RELATING TO THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF MAGISTRATES THAT MAY SERVE IN A COUNTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL PROVISION THAT WOULD ALLOW THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF MAGISTRATES TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED.

(R105, S. 815 (Word version)) -- Senators McConnell, Ford, L. Martin, Hutto, Malloy, Cleary and Shoopman: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-1-715, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADOPTION OF THE UNITED STATES CENSUS, SO AS TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2010 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF INHABITANTS OF THIS STATE; BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-70 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2012 GENERAL ELECTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-75 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; AND TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL OF THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

(R106, H. 3700 (Word version)) -- Ways and Means Committee: AN ACT TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2011, TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THIS OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

(R107, H. 3701 (Word version)) -- Ways and Means Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011.

(R108, H. 3991 (Word version)) -- Reps. Harrell, Lucas, Harrison, Clemmons, Barfield, Cooper, Hardwick, Owens, Sandifer, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, White, Bingham and Erickson: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2010 AS OFFICIAL; BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2012 GENERAL ELECTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; AND TO DESIGNATE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.

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