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S. 222
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Knotts
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Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Purple Heart Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/8/2010 Senate Prefiled
12/8/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/11/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 102)
1/11/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 102)
1/28/2011 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Cleary (ch), Ford, S.Martin
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF PURPLE HEART DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO MOVE THE DAY FROM THE THIRD SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY TO THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE DATE GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED THE AWARD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 53-3-120 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 342 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 53-3-120. The third Saturday in February seventh day of August of each year is designated as Purple Heart Day in South Carolina to honor the decoration itself and those men and women who have received it."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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