South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 69

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Thomas
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3002sd11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Roll call votes

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/1/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/1/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 34)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 34)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/1/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO RECEIVE A RECORDED ROLL CALL VOTE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR CONSIDERATION BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE, AND TO REQUIRE RECORDED ROLL CALL VOTES BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF CERTAIN LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ON SPECIFIED MATTERS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 27

Requirement for Recorded Roll Call Votes

Section 1-1-1710.    (A)    For purposes of this section, a 'recorded roll call vote' means a vote recorded in the Journals of the respective Houses of the General Assembly or in the minutes or records of meetings of the governing body of a county on municipality or other political subdivisions of this State, which must be by yeas and nays and recorded by name.

(B)    The annual general appropriations bill of the General Assembly must be considered section-by-section on second reading, and must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when the pending question is the adoption of an individual section.

(C)    A bill or joint resolution of the General Assembly must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when:

(1)    the pending question is adoption of a Conference or Free Conference Report;

(2)    the pending question is the passage of a bill or joint resolution on second reading;

(3)    either the House of Representatives or the Senate agrees to the other body's amendment; or

(4)    a bill or joint resolution is amended and the pending question is the passage of a bill on third reading.

(D)(1)    Any ordinance or action taken by the governing body of a county or municipality regarding budgetary or monetary matters, the imposition of a tax, the implementation of or changes to building code requirements, or any other matter affecting another party, must receive a recorded roll call vote on second and third reading.

(2)    Any action taken by the governing body of any other political subdivision of this State regarding budgetary or monetary matters, the imposition of or a recommendation for the imposition of ad valorem or other taxes, or any other matter affecting another party, must receive a recorded roll call vote on second and third reading."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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