South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014
Journal of the House of Representatives


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The House assembled at 11:30 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rev. Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr., as follows:

Our thought for today is from Psalm 113:4: "The Lord is high above all Nations, and His glory above all heavens."
Let us pray. Almighty God, You have caused the formation of our Nation and State. Lead these men and women to heed the call that You have given them to protect, defend, and work for the betterment of those they serve. Protect these Representatives from all harm and use them for Your glory. Continue to bless our Nation, President, State, Governor, Speaker, staff, and all who support those elected to office. Protect our defenders of freedom, as they protect us. Heal the wounds, those seen and those hidden, of our brave warriors. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. GOLDFINCH moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Dr. Lollice B. Courtney of Conway, which was agreed to.

REGULATIONS RECEIVED

The following were received and referred to the appropriate committee for consideration:

Document No. 4327
Agency: Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation - Panel for Dietetics
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 40-20-50


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Code of Ethics, Interpretation of Standards, and Reporting of Disciplinary Actions
Received by Speaker of the House of Representatives
January 30, 2013
Referred to Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Legislative Review Expiration May 30, 2013

Document No. 4328
Agency: Occupational Therapy Board
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Sections 40-1-70 and 40-36-10 et seq.
Requirements of Licensure for Occupational Therapists
Received by Speaker of the House of Representatives
January 30, 2013
Referred to Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Legislative Review Expiration May 30, 2013

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3458 (Word version) -- Reps. Hosey, Clyburn and Sellers: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 278 IN ALLENDALE COUNTY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 301 TO FEED LOT ROAD "LIEUTENANT WINSTON ROBINSON, JR. HIGHWAY" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "LIEUTENANT WINSTON ROBINSON, JR. HIGHWAY".
The Concurrent Resolution was ordered referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3460 (Word version) -- Reps. Ballentine, Govan, Huggins, Funderburk, Bowen, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G. A. Brown, R. L. Brown, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H. A. Crawford, K. R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Hardee,


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Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M. S. McLeod, W. J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCILS OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF FOSTERING DIRECT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

The following Bills and Joint Resolutions were introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committees:

H. 3451 (Word version) -- Reps. Tallon, Cole, Forrester, Kennedy, Murphy, Pope, Rutherford and Weeks: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES THAT A PERSON MAY BE CHARGED ON A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFENSES OF SHOPLIFTING AND CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MUST BE CHARGED ON A UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

H. 3452 (Word version) -- Reps. Tallon, Brannon, McCoy, Patrick, Allison, Bannister, Cole, Forrester and D. C. Moss: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-1-210 AND 23-1-215, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO WORK WITHIN MULTIJURISDICTIONAL TASK FORCES OR IN ANY MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO


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DELETE THE TERM "CONCERNED MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "AGENCIES", TO PROVIDE THAT THE WRITTEN AGREEMENTS THAT CONTAIN THE CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF OFFICERS TO BE TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED MUST BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND WHEN ONE OF THE AGENCY HEADS LEAVES OFFICE, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT SENDS AN OFFICER TO ANOTHER JURISDICTION BE REIMBURSED FOR HIS SERVICES BY THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TO WHICH THE OFFICER IS TRANSFERRED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODIES OR THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WHEREIN EACH OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT IS LOCATED MUST BE NOTIFIED BY ITS AGENCIES OF THE AGREEMENT'S EXECUTION AND TERMINATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTIFICATION MUST BE IN WRITING AND PROVIDE THE PERIOD IN WHICH IT MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED, AND TO PROVIDE THE LIMITS OF AUTHORITY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY EXERCISE WHERE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE IMMEDIATE DEPLOYMENT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

H. 3453 (Word version) -- Reps. Bingham, Allison, Anthony and Hayes: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DECIDE AND NOTIFY TEACHERS OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR BY MAY 15, 2013; TO PROVIDE THAT A CONTINUING-CONTRACT TEACHER WHO IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FORMAL EVALUATION THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR MUST BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUES THE WRITTEN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT OR REEMPLOYMENT; TO REQUIRE TEACHERS WHO ARE REEMPLOYED BY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO NOTIFY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF THEIR ACCEPTANCE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT; AND TO ALLOW DISTRICTS TO UNIFORMLY


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NEGOTIATE SALARIES OF CERTAIN RETIRED TEACHERS BELOW THE DISTRICT SALARY SCHEDULE.
On motion of Rep. BINGHAM, with unanimous consent, the Bill was ordered placed on the Calendar without reference.

H. 3454 (Word version) -- Reps. Murphy and Tallon: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-322, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTITUTION TO CRIME VICTIMS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT UNCLAIMED RESTITUTION FUNDS PROCEDURES APPLY TO BUSINESSES NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE PREVIOUSLY ENTITLED TO THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION UNDER THE STATUTE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 17-22-140, RELATING TO RESTITUTION PURSUANT TO THE PRETRIAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM TO VICTIMS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

H. 3455 (Word version) -- Reps. Stavrinakis, Funderburk, Gilliard and Cobb-Hunter: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 156 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH IS A FULL DAY, FOUR-YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN WHICH MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED CHILDREN IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE STATE, TO ESTABLISH PRIORITY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH PROVIDER STANDARDS, TO TASK THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS WITH ACTING AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO SET THE FUNDING LEVEL OF THE PROGRAM.
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

H. 3456 (Word version) -- Rep. Stavrinakis: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 40-7-355 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS TO ISSUE MOBILE BARBERSHOP PERMITS, TO


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ESTABLISH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF MOBILE BARBERSHOPS.
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

H. 3457 (Word version) -- Reps. Gilliard, Whipper, R. L. Brown, Clyburn, Dillard, Hosey and Jefferson: A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION, BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A GENERAL LAW AUTHORIZING A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT A RAFFLE, AND WHICH DEFINES THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION ALLOWED TO CONDUCT A RAFFLE, PROVIDES THE STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAFFLE, PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND ENSURES THE PROPER FUNCTIONING, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE RAFFLE IS CONDUCTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A RAFFLE CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH LAWS ENACTED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT CONSIDERED A LOTTERY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

H. 3459 (Word version) -- Rep. Sandifer: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION SHALL DESIGNATE CERTAIN PERSONNEL FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE BOARD, TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM ASSIGNING OTHER WORK TO THESE PERSONNEL WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, AND TO PROVIDE THESE PERSONNEL MAY BE TERMINATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-30, RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF ACCOUNTANCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT LICENSED BY THE BOARD IS EXEMPT FROM LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS OF PRIVATE SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-


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70, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY CONDUCT PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF LICENSEES OR FIRMS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-2-80, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNED TO THE BOARD TO INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED VIOLATION TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF PROBABLE CAUSE MERITING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

ROLL CALL

The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:

Anthony                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Barfield               Bedingfield
Bingham                Bowen                  Bowers
Branham                Brannon                Chumley
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Douglas
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Gagnon                 George
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hardee                 Hardwick               Harrell
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Jefferson
Kennedy                King                   Knight
Loftis                 Long                   Lucas
McEachern              W. J. McLeod           D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Munnerlyn              Murphy
Neal                   Newton                 Norman
Ott                    Owens                  Parks
Patrick                Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Sellers                Skelton                G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            J. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Weeks


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Wells                  Whipper                Williams
Willis                 Wood

STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, January 30.

Terry Alexander                   Alan D. Clemmons
Harold Mitchell                   Phillip Lowe
H. B. "Chip" Limehouse            William R. "Bill" Whitmire
Wendell Gilliard                  Chip Huggins
Todd Atwater                      Tracy Edge
Wendy Nanney                      McLain R. "Mac" Toole
G. Murrell Smith                  Mike Gambrell
Robert L. Brown                   Mandy Powers Norrell
Beth Bernstein                    Todd Rutherford
Peter McCoy, Jr.                  Chandra Dillard
David Mack                        Brian White
James Merrill                     Leon Howard
M.S. McLeod                       Michael A. Pitts
Laurie Funderburk                 Ted Vick
Ronnie A. Sabb                    Merita Allison
Grady Brown                       Gary Simrill
Thomas "Tommy" Pope
Leon Stavrinakis   Bill Herbkersman
Carl Anderson

Total Present--122

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. THAYER a leave of absence for the day due to medical reasons.

DOCTOR OF THE DAY

Announcement was made that Dr. Preston Wendell of Charleston was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Reps. G. R. SMITH, BANNISTER and CHUMLEY presented to the House the Mauldin High School Girls Tennis Team, the Class AAAA Champions, their coaches and other school officials.


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CO-SPONSORS ADDED AND REMOVED

In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below:
"5.2   Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a co-sponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or co-sponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member's or co-sponsor's written notification in the House Journal. The removal or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee."

CO-SPONSORS ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 3428 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
01/30/13   HENDERSON, SOTTILE, MUNNERLYN, VICK, RUTHERFORD, R. L. BROWN, WHIPPER, BRANHAM, GOVAN, HAYES, GEORGE and J. R. SMITH

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 3417 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
01/30/13   SOTTILE

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 3247 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
01/30/13   VICK

CO-SPONSOR REMOVED

Bill Number:   H. 3427 (Word version)
Date:   REMOVE:
01/30/13   LUCAS


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JOINT ASSEMBLY

At 12:00 noon the Senate appeared in the Hall of the House. The President of the Senate called the Joint Assembly to order and announced that it had convened under the terms of a Concurrent Resolution adopted by both Houses.

H. 3071 (Word version) -- Reps. Delleney, Clemmons and Mack: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO FIX NOON ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013, AS THE TIME TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEAT 4, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 14, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 15, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 16, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRD


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JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013, AND TO FILL THE SUBSEQUENT FULL TERM WHICH WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013, AND TO FILL THE SUBSEQUENT FULL TERM WHICH WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 4, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE


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JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 4, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A JUDGE TO A NEWLY CREATED SEAT FOR THE FAMILY COURT, AT LARGE, SEAT 6, WHOSE TERM WILL BE FROM JULY 1, 2013, UNTIL JUNE 30, 2019; AND TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW COURT, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2013.

ELECTION OF COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, FAMILY COURT JUDGES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

The PRESIDENT recognized Sen. L. A. Martin, Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission.


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ELECTION OF A COURT OF
APPEALS JUDGE, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable John D. Geathers had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable John D. Geathers was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A COURT OF
APPEALS JUDGE, SEAT 4

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Court of Appeals Judge, Seat 4.

Rep. Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Paula H. Thomas had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Paula H. Thomas was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Rep. Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Joseph Derham Cole had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Joseph Derham Cole was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Thomas R. Goldstein and the Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Thomas R. Goldstein had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, the Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Rivers Lawton McIntosh had been screened and found qualified.

On motion Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.


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Whereupon, the Honorable Rivers Lawton McIntosh was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 14

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 14.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Jon Rene Josey, R. Keith Kelly, and Clifford Scott.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Clifford Scott and Jon Rene Josey had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, R. Keith Kelly, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, R. Keith Kelly was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 15

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 15.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Jerome P. Askins III, the Honorable Marvin H. Dukes III, and the Honorable Maite Murphy.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Jerome P. Askins III and the Honorable Marvin H. Dukes III had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, the Honorable Maite Murphy, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Maite Murphy was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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STATEMENT FOR HOUSE JOURNAL

ABSTENTION FROM VOTING
BASED ON POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced election because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:

Circuit Court, At-Large, District No. 15

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Christopher J. Murphy

STATEMENT FOR HOUSE JOURNAL

ABSTENTION FROM VOTING

I am not voting in the Circuit Court At-Large District 15 election and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:

Rep. Weston Newton

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 16

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 16.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Deborah B. Barbier, Daniel Dewitt Hall, and the Honorable Donald Bruce Hocker.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Deborah B. Barbier and Daniel Dewitt Hall had withdrawn from the race and placed the name of the remaining candidate, the Honorable Donald Bruce Hocker, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.


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Whereupon, the Honorable Donald Bruce Hocker was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, First Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Ann Gue Jones had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Ann Gue Jones was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Second Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable A. Dale Moore Gable had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable A. Dale Moore Gable was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Angela Renee Taylor had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Angela Renee Taylor was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Third Judicial Circuit, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Gordon B. Jenkinson had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Gordon B. Jenkinson was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: the Honorable Michelle Manigault Hurley, Daniel Deeds Kienker, and Robert Marshall Paul Masella.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Daniel Deeds Kienker and Robert Marshall Paul Masella had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, the Honorable Michelle Manigault Hurley, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Michelle Manigault Hurley was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Dana A. Morris had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.


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Whereupon, the Honorable Dana A. Morris was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Brian M. Gibbons had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Brian M. Gibbons was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Phillip Kendall Sinclair had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Phillip Kendall Sinclair was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable James F. Fraley, Jr., had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable James F. Fraley, Jr., was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Joseph Wilson McGowan III had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Joseph Wilson McGowan III was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Bradley W. Knott, Joseph Collins Smithdeal, and Tommy L. Stanford.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Bradley W. Knott and Tommy L. Stanford had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of Joseph Collins Smithdeal in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, Joseph Collins Smithdeal was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Paul Warren Garfinkel had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.


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Whereupon, the Honorable Paul Warren Garfinkel was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 4

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Wayne Morris Creech had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Wayne Morris Creech was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Edgar Henderson Long, Jr., had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Edgar Henderson Long, Jr., was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Tommy B. Edwards had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Tommy B. Edwards was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Deborah Neese had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Deborah Neese was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Timothy Hick Pogue had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Timothy Hick Pogue was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable A. Eugene "Gene" Morehead III had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable A. Eugene "Gene" Morehead III was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Rochelle Y. Conits had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Rochelle Y. Conits was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable William Marsh Robertson had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable William Marsh Robertson was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Gerald C. Smoak, Jr.,
had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Gerald C. Smoak, Jr., was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.


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ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Jan Benature Bromell Holmes had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Jan Benature Bromell Holmes was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable David Glenn Guyton had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable David Glenn Guyton was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 1

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 1.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Rosalyn Woodson Frierson, Mary Jane Goodwin, and Kelly Pope.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Mary Jane Goodwin had withdrawn from the race, and placed the names of Rosalyn Frierson and Kelly Pope in nomination.

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.


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The following named Senators voted for Frierson:

Allen                  Campsen                Coleman
Courson                Davis                  Ford
Gregory                Hayes                  Hutto
Jackson                Johnson                Leatherman
Malloy                 Matthews               McElveen
McGill                 Nicholson              Pinckney
Rankin                 Scott                  Setzler
Sheheen                Williams

Total--23

The following named Senators voted for Pope:

Alexander              Bennett                Bright
Bryant                 Campbell               Cleary
Corbin                 Cromer                 Fair
Grooms                 Hembree                Martin, Larry
Martin, Shane          Massey                 O'Dell
Peeler                 Reese                  Shealy
Thurmond               Turner                 Verdin
Young

Total--22

On the motion of Rep. DELLENEY, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Frierson:

Alexander              Anthony                Bales
Bernstein              Bingham                Bowen
Bowers                 Branham                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Funderburk             George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hart
Hayes                  Herbkersman            Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Howard
Jefferson              King                   Knight
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               Munnerlyn


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Murphy                 Neal                   Ott
Parks                  Powers Norrell         Quinn
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Sabb                   Sellers                Simrill
G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis
Vick                   Weeks                  Whipper
White                  Williams

Total--59

The following named Representatives voted for Pope:

Allison                Atwater                Ballentine
Bannister              Barfield               Bedingfield
Brannon                Chumley                Clemmons
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford
Crosby                 Edge                   Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Gagnon                 Gambrell               Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hardwick
Harrell                Henderson              Hiott
Hixon                  Huggins                Kennedy
Loftis                 Long                   McCoy
D. C. Moss             Nanney                 Newton
Norman                 Owens                  Patrick
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Skelton                G. R. Smith
J. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Toole                  Wells
Whitmire               Willis                 Wood

Total--60

RECAPITULATION

Total number of Senators voting   45
Total number of Representatives voting   119
Grand Total   164
Necessary to a choice   83


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Of which Frierson received   82
Of which Pope received   82

Whereupon, the PRESIDENT announced that neither candidate received the necessary votes, and the Joint Assembly would proceed to the next ballot.

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.

The following named Senators voted for Frierson:

Allen                  Campsen                Coleman
Courson                Davis                  Ford
Gregory                Hayes                  Hutto
Jackson                Johnson                Leatherman
Malloy                 Matthews               McElveen
McGill                 Nicholson              Pinckney
Rankin                 Scott                  Setzler
Sheheen                Williams

Total--23

The following named Senators voted for Pope:

Alexander              Bennett                Bright
Bryant                 Campbell               Cleary
Corbin                 Cromer                 Fair
Grooms                 Hembree                Martin, Larry
Martin, Shane          Massey                 O'Dell
Peeler                 Reese                  Shealy
Thurmond               Turner                 Verdin
Young

Total--22

On the motion of Rep. DELLENEY, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Frierson:

Alexander              Anthony                Bales
Bernstein              Bingham                Bowen
Bowers                 Branham                G. A. Brown


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R. L. Brown            Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Funderburk             George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hart
Hayes                  Herbkersman            Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Howard
Jefferson              King                   Knight
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               Munnerlyn
Murphy                 Neal                   Ott
Parks                  Powers Norrell         Quinn
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Sabb                   Sellers                Simrill
G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis
Vick                   Weeks                  Whipper
White                  Williams

Total--59

The following named Representatives voted for Pope:

Allison                Atwater                Ballentine
Bannister              Barfield               Bedingfield
Brannon                Chumley                Clemmons
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford
Crosby                 Edge                   Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Gagnon                 Gambrell               Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hardwick
Harrell                Henderson              Hiott
Hixon                  Huggins                Kennedy
Loftis                 Long                   McCoy
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Nanney
Newton                 Norman                 Owens
Patrick                Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Skelton
G. R. Smith            J. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Toole


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Wells                  Whitmire               Willis
Wood

Total--61

RECAPITULATION

Total number of Senators voting   45
Total number of Representatives voting   120
Grand Total   165
Necessary to a choice   83
Of which Frierson received   82
Of which Pope received   83

Whereupon, Kelly Pope was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 2

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 2.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Tony Miller Jones, Samuel McGowan Price, Jr., and William Gregory Seigler.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Samuel McGowan Price, Jr.,and William Gregory Seigler had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, Tony Miller Jones, in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, Tony Miller Jones was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 3

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 3.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that James G. McGee III had been screened and found qualified.


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On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, James G. McGee III was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 4

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 4.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Monet S. Pincus, the Honorable Caroline Whitehead Streater, and Katherine Joyce Hall Tiffany.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Katherine Joyce Hall Tiffany and the Honorable Caroline Whitehead Streater had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate, Monet S. Pincus in nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, Monet S. Pincus was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 5

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 5.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Martha McCright Rivers Davisson, Melissa Johnson Emery, and Randall Edward McGee.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Katherine Martha McCright Rivers Davisson had withdrawn from the race, and placed Melissa Johnson Emery and Randall Edward McGee in nomination.

The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate, and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.


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The following named Senators voted for Emery:

Alexander              Allen                  Bennett
Bright                 Bryant                 Campbell
Cleary                 Corbin                 Cromer
Fair                   Ford                   Gregory
Grooms                 Hayes                  Hembree
Johnson                Leatherman             Malloy
Martin, Larry          Martin, Shane          McGill
Nicholson              Peeler                 Rankin
Reese                  Thurmond               Verdin
Williams

Total--28

The following named Senators voted for McGee:

Campsen                Coleman                Courson
Davis                  Hutto                  Jackson
Matthews               McElveen               O'Dell
Pinckney               Scott                  Setzler
Shealy                 Sheheen                Turner
Young

Total--16

On the motion of Rep. DELLENEY, with unanimous consent, the members of the House voted by electronic roll call.

The following named Representatives voted for Emery:

Alexander              Allison                Bannister
Barfield               Bedingfield            Bowen
Chumley                Clemmons               Cole
H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Edge
Erickson               Felder                 Gagnon
Gambrell               George                 Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hardwick
Harrell                Hayes                  Henderson
Hixon                  Loftis                 Lowe
Lucas                  Munnerlyn              Nanney
Norman                 Owens                  Patrick
Pitts                  Pope                   Riley


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Rivers                 Ryhal                  Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Taylor
Wells                  Whipper                Whitmire
Willis                 Wood

Total--53

The following named Representatives voted for McGee:

Anthony                Atwater                Bales
Ballentine             Bernstein              Bingham
Bowers                 Branham                Brannon
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Dillard                Douglas
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gilliard               Govan                  Hart
Herbkersman            Hiott                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Kennedy
King                   Knight                 Long
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Ott
Parks                  Powers Norrell         Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Sabb                   Sandifer
Sellers                Skelton                J. E. Smith
J. R. Smith            Southard               Spires
Tallon                 Toole                  Vick
Weeks                  White                  Williams

Total--66

RECAPITULATION

Total number of Senators voting   44
Total number of Representatives voting   119
Grand Total   163
Necessary to a choice   82


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Of which Emery received   81
Of which McGee received   82

Whereupon, Randall Edward McGee was duly elected for the term prescribed by law

ELECTION OF A FAMILY COURT JUDGE,
AT-LARGE, SEAT 6

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for a Family Court Judge, At-Large, Seat 6.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Thomas Tredway Hodges, David Earl Phillips, and Paul Daniel Schwartz.

Sen. L. A. Martin stated that Thomas Tredway Hodges and Paul Daniel Schwartz had withdrawn from the race, and placed the name of the remaining candidate David Earl Phillips nomination.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, David Earl Phillips was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

ELECTION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE, SEAT 5

The PRESIDENT announced that nominations were in order for an Administrative Law Judge, Seat 5.

Sen. L. A. Martin, on behalf of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, stated that the Honorable Shirley Cantey Robinson had been screened and found qualified.

On motion of Sen. L. A. Martin, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.

Whereupon, the Honorable Shirley Cantey Robinson was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.

JOINT ASSEMBLY RECEDES

The purposes of the Joint Assembly having been accomplished, the PRESIDENT announced that under the terms of the Concurrent Resolution the Joint Assembly would recede from business.
The Senate accordingly retired to its Chamber.


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THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 1:00 p.m. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

SENT TO THE SENATE

The following Bills were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate:

H. 3021 (Word version) -- Reps. Clemmons, Sellers, R. L. Brown, Putnam, Kennedy, Gilliard, Toole, Branham, Rutherford, King and Cobb-Hunter: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 55 TO TITLE 11 SO AS TO ENACT THE IRAN DIVESTMENT ACT OF 2013 AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN INVESTMENTS AND CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS DEEMED TO BE ENGAGING IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN IRAN.

H. 3429 (Word version) -- Rep. Bingham: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-510, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMITTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE RULES OF THE RESPECTIVE BODIES, THE HOUSE AND SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEES SHALL CONSIST OF TEN MEMBERS SELECTED BY THEIR PARTICULAR HOUSE, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF MEMBERS AND THE OFFICERS OF THESE COMMITTEES.

H. 3426--ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Joint Resolution was taken up:

H. 3426 (Word version) -- Reps. Thayer, Bowen and Putnam: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF THE WILLIAMSTON NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY TO THE TOWN OF WILLIAMSTON.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 97; Nays 0


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison                Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Barfield               Bingham                Bowen
Bowers                 Branham                Brannon
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Chumley
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cole
K. R. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Erickson               Finlay                 Forrester
Funderburk             Gagnon                 Gambrell
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hardwick               Harrell                Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Hixon
Horne                  Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Kennedy
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Munnerlyn
Murphy                 Nanney                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Owens
Parks                  Patrick                Pope
Powers Norrell         Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                Skelton                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            J. R. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Toole                  Vick                   Weeks
Wells                  Whitmire               Williams
Wood

Total--97

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0


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So, the Joint Resolution was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

H. 3427--COMMITTED

The following Bill was taken up:

H. 3427 (Word version) -- Reps. Nanney, Loftis, Putnam, H. A. Crawford, K. R. Crawford, Bowen, Erickson, McCoy, Patrick, Bingham, Chumley, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Henderson, Merrill, Norman, Pitts, G. R. Smith, Stringer and Willis: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-190 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY TO POST CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW TO THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.

Rep. TAYLOR moved to commit the Bill to the Committee on Judiciary, which was agreed to.

H. 3440--ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Bill was taken up:

H. 3440 (Word version) -- Reps. J. R. Smith, Clyburn, Hixon, Taylor and Wells: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-27-215, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AIKEN COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION, SO AS TO DEVOLVE APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM THE AIKEN COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF AIKEN COUNTY.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 82; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison                Anthony                Bannister
Barfield               Bingham                Bowen
Bowers                 G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Chumley                Clyburn                Cole
H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Felder
Funderburk             Gagnon                 Gambrell


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George                 Gilliard               Hamilton
Hardee                 Hardwick               Harrell
Hayes                  Henderson              Herbkersman
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Huggins
Kennedy                Knight                 Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
W. J. McLeod           D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Munnerlyn              Nanney                 Newton
Norman                 Owens                  Parks
Patrick                Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                Skelton
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
J. R. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Taylor                 Toole
Vick                   Weeks                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Wood

Total--82

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

So, the Bill was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

RECORD FOR VOTING

I was temporarily out of the Chamber on constituent business during the vote on H. 3440. If I had been present, I would have voted in favor of the Bill.

Rep. Eddie Tallon


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H. 3224--RECALLED AND REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

On motion of Rep. J. E. SMITH, with unanimous consent, the following Bill was ordered recalled from the Committee on Education and Public Works and was referred to the Committee on Judiciary:

H. 3224 (Word version) -- Reps. J. E. Smith and Bernstein: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "MILITARY SERVICE OCCUPATION, EDUCATION, AND CREDENTIALING ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-400 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC, POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THIS STATE MAY AWARD EDUCATIONAL CREDIT TO AN HONORABLY DISCHARGED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR A COURSE THAT IS PART OF HIS MILITARY TRAINING OR SERVICE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND TO REQUIRE THE INSTITUTION TO IMPLEMENT RELATED POLICIES AND REGULATIONS WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME FRAME; BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE MISCELLANEOUS LICENSURE PROVISIONS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, TO PROVIDE A PERSON LICENSED BY BOARD OR COMMISSION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION IS EXEMPT FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND FEE ASSESSMENTS DURING ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, TO PROVIDE A BOARD OR COMMISSION MAY ISSUE A TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL LICENSE TO THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE A BOARD OR COMMISSION SHALL ACCEPT CERTAIN COURSEWORK OR EXPERIENCE OBTAINED DURING THE COURSE OF MILITARY SERVICE TO SATISFY RELATED PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 40-1-75 RELATING TO EXEMPTING ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, AND 40-1-77 RELATING TO TEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES FOR MILITARY SPOUSES, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH ARE


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INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW ARTICLE ADDED BY THIS ACT.

MOTION PERIOD

The motion period was dispensed with on motion of Rep. HARDEE.

H. 3290--AMENDED AND ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Bill was taken up:

H. 3290 (Word version) -- Reps. Bingham, Bannister, Harrell, Simrill, Merrill, Rutherford, Norman, K. R. Crawford, Sottile, Herbkersman, Barfield, Clemmons, V. S. Moss, Hixon, D. C. Moss, Gambrell, Horne, Erickson, G. R. Smith, Sandifer, Forrester, Cole, Allison, Crosby, Murphy, Spires, Patrick, Hardwick, Putnam, H. A. Crawford, Southard, Henderson, Chumley, Bedingfield, Atwater, Goldfinch, Bowen, Funderburk, Gagnon, Long, Owens, Tallon, Thayer, Vick, Whitmire, Branham, Rivers, Bales and Anderson: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "BUSINESS FREEDOM TO CHOOSE ACT", BY AMENDING SECTION 44-96-80, RELATING TO COUNTY SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCES CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE PLAN, LAW, AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, TO DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 96 OF TITLE 44; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-55-1210, RELATING TO A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ORDINANCE IS VOID TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ORDINANCE RESTRICTS OR PROHIBITS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM.

Reps. HARDWICK, RYHAL and HIOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 2 to H. 3290 (COUNCIL\3290C002.NBD. AC13KRL), which was adopted:


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Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION   1.   This act may be cited as the "Business Freedom to Choose Act".
SECTION   2.   Section 44-96-80(G) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(G)   Counties are strongly encouraged to pursue a regional approach to solid waste management. Nothing in this chapter, however, shall may be construed to require a county to participate in a regional plan or to prohibit two or more counties within the State which are not contiguous from preparing, approving, and submitting a regional solid waste management plan or one or more counties, including industrial solid waste generators located therein in these counties, from contracting with an in-state solid waste disposal facility located outside of the county or region. Not later than eighteen months after the date of enactment of this chapter, each county shall notify the department in writing whether it intends to submit a single county solid waste management plan or to participate in a regional plan."
SECTION   3.   Section 44-96-80(K) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(K)   The governing body of a county is authorized to enact such ordinances as may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter; provided, however, that the governing body of a county but may not enact an ordinance inconsistent with the state solid waste management plan, with any a provision of this chapter, with any other another applicable provision of state law, or with any a regulation promulgated by the department providing for the protection of public health and public safety or for protection of the environment. An ordinance that requires disposal of waste at one or more designated solid waste management facilities or that requires recovered materials to be processed or recycled at one or more designated facilities is considered inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter."
SECTION   4.   Section 44-55-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 44-55-1210.   The governing body of any a county may by ordinance or resolution provide that require the county shall engage in the collection and disposal to collect and dispose of solid waste. Such This collection and disposal may be accomplished either by use of county employees and equipment or by contract with a private agencies entity or municipalities municipality of the county. Service charges A service charge may be levied against persons a person for


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whom a collection services are service is provided whether such services are this service is performed by the county, a municipality, or a private agency entity. To the extent that a county ordinance requires disposal of waste at one or more designated solid waste management facilities or requires recovered materials to be processed or recycled at one or more designated facilities, the ordinance is void."
SECTION   5.   This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to ordinances in existence on or after the effective date of this act. An ordinance enacted prior to the effective date of this act is rendered invalid from the effective date of this act forward. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the contractual obligations of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision arising from, or incurred in connection with, any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by such entity prior to the effective date of this act, which are secured by, and payable from, a solid waste user fee imposed by such entity.   /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.

Rep. HIOTT explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. HIOTT proposed the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 3290 (COUNCIL\NBD\3290C001.NBD.AC13), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 5 and inserting:
/SECTION   5.   This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to ordinances in existence on or after the effective date of this act. An ordinance enacted prior to the effective date of this act is rendered invalid from the effective date of this act forward. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the contractual obligations of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision arising from, or incurred in connection with, any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by such entity prior to the effective date of this act, which are secured by, and payable from, a solid waste user fee imposed by such entity.   /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.


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Rep. HARDWICK moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

The question then recurred to the passage of the Bill.

Rep. W. J. MCLEOD spoke against the Bill.
Rep. EDGE spoke against the Bill.

Rep. W. J. MCLEOD moved to recommit the Bill to the Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.

Rep. HARDWICK moved to table the motion.

Rep. R. L. BROWN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 79; Nays 36

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison                Atwater                Ballentine
Bannister              Barfield               Bedingfield
Bingham                Bowen                  Branham
Brannon                Chumley                Clemmons
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
Gambrell               Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hardwick               Harrell
Henderson              Hiott                  Hixon
Horne                  Huggins                Kennedy
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  M. S. McLeod           Merrill
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Norman                 Ott
Owens                  Patrick                Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Sellers                Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires


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Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Toole                  Vick                   Wells
White                  Whitmire               Willis
Wood

Total--79

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anthony                Bales                  Bernstein
Bowers                 G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Dillard
Douglas                Edge                   George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hayes
Herbkersman            Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 Jefferson              Mack
McEachern              W. J. McLeod           Mitchell
Munnerlyn              Neal                   Parks
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Sabb                   J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis
Weeks                  Whipper                Williams

Total--36

So, the motion to recommit the Bill was tabled.

Rep. EDGE moved to adjourn debate on the Bill until Wednesday, February 6.

Rep. HARDWICK moved to table the motion.

Rep. HARDWICK demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 80; Nays 33

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison                Atwater                Bales
Ballentine             Bannister              Barfield
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bowen
Branham                Brannon                Chumley
Clemmons               Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Delleney               Erickson


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Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Funderburk             Gagnon                 Gambrell
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hardee                 Hardwick               Harrell
Henderson              Hiott                  Hixon
Horne                  Huggins                Kennedy
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  M. S. McLeod           Merrill
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Norman                 Owens
Patrick                Pitts                  Pope
Powers Norrell         Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
Skelton                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Toole                  Vick
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Willis                 Wood

Total--80

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anthony                Bernstein              Bowers
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Daning
Dillard                Douglas                Edge
George                 Gilliard               Hayes
Herbkersman            Hosey                  Jefferson
Mack                   McEachern              W. J. McLeod
Mitchell               Munnerlyn              Neal
Newton                 Ott                    Parks
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Sabb
Sellers                J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis
Weeks                  Whipper                Williams

Total--33

So, the motion to adjourn debate was tabled.


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Rep. EDGE spoke against the Bill.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. BALLENTINE a leave of absence for the remainder of the day due to medical reasons.

Rep. EDGE continued speaking.

The question then recurred to the passage of the Bill.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 89; Nays 28

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison                Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Bannister              Barfield
Bedingfield            Bernstein              Bingham
Bowen                  Branham                Brannon
Chumley                Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         K. R. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
Gambrell               Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hardwick               Harrell
Hayes                  Henderson              Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Horne
Huggins                Kennedy                Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Norman                 Ott
Owens                  Patrick                Pitts
Pope                   Powers Norrell         Putnam
Quinn                  Riley                  Rivers
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Sellers                Simrill                Skelton
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
J. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stringer               Tallon


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Taylor                 Toole                  Vick
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Willis                 Wood

Total--89

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bowers                 G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Cobb-Hunter            Dillard                Douglas
Edge                   George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Herbkersman            Hosey
Howard                 Jefferson              Mack
McEachern              W. J. McLeod           Munnerlyn
Neal                   Newton                 Parks
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Sabb
Stavrinakis            Weeks                  Whipper
Williams

Total--28

So, the Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

H. 3290--MOTION TO RECONSIDER TABLED

Rep. HIOTT moved to reconsider the vote whereby the following Bill was given second reading:

H. 3290 (Word version) -- Reps. Bingham, Bannister, Harrell, Simrill, Merrill, Rutherford, Norman, K. R. Crawford, Sottile, Herbkersman, Barfield, Clemmons, V. S. Moss, Hixon, D. C. Moss, Gambrell, Horne, Erickson, G. R. Smith, Sandifer, Forrester, Cole, Allison, Crosby, Murphy, Spires, Patrick, Hardwick, Putnam, H. A. Crawford, Southard, Henderson, Chumley, Bedingfield, Atwater, Goldfinch, Bowen, Funderburk, Gagnon, Long, Owens, Tallon, Thayer, Vick, Whitmire, Branham, Rivers, Bales and Anderson: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "BUSINESS FREEDOM TO CHOOSE ACT", BY AMENDING SECTION 44-96-80, RELATING TO COUNTY SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCES CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE PLAN, LAW, AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE


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TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, TO DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 96 OF TITLE 44; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-55-1210, RELATING TO A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ORDINANCE IS VOID TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ORDINANCE RESTRICTS OR PROHIBITS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM.

Rep. HIOTT moved to table the motion to reconsider, which was agreed to.

RECURRENCE TO THE MORNING HOUR

Rep. GOLDFINCH moved that the House recur to the morning hour, which was agreed to.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Rep. DELLENEY, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted a favorable report on:

H. 3191 (Word version) -- Reps. Cole and Tallon: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 56-5-130 AND 56-5-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "MOTOR VEHICLE" AND "MOTORCYCLE", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MOPEDS ARE MOTOR VEHICLES AND NOT MOTORCYCLES.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.

Rep. DELLENEY, from the Committee on Judiciary, submitted a favorable report on:

H. 3340 (Word version) -- Reps. Bannister, Herbkersman, Newton, Ballentine and Harrell: A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE


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GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCING ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY RATHER THAN THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, REQUIRE EACH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ADJOURN SINE DIE NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST THURSDAY IN MAY EACH YEAR, AND ALLOW THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONVENE IN LOCAL SESSION AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEGINNING COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR HEARINGS ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY EACH YEAR.
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.

Rep. BARFIELD, from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions, submitted a favorable report on:

H. 3421 (Word version) -- Rep. G. A. Brown: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 527 IN LEE COUNTY FROM MOUNT PLEASANT HIGH SCHOOL TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 76 "ISAAC C. JOE HIGHWAY" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "ISAAC C. JOE HIGHWAY".
Ordered for consideration tomorrow.

HOUSE RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3461 (Word version) -- Rep. Barfield: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND AND SUPPORT THE TAIWAN'S DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, ITS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES, AND THE NATION'S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION, AND THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WELL AS OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The Resolution was ordered referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.


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HOUSE RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3462 (Word version) -- Reps. G. M. Smith, Weeks, G. A. Brown, Neal, Ridgeway, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, R. L. Brown, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H. A. Crawford, K. R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M. S. McLeod, W. J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Newton, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JAY SCHWEDLER FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SUMTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS SELECTION AS A WINNER OF A "40 UNDER 40" AWARD FROM DEVELOPMENT COUNSELLORS INTERNATIONAL.

The Resolution was adopted.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

The following Bills were introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committees:
H. 3463 (Word version) -- Rep. Hamilton: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-43-222 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX IS DUE FOR ANY PRIOR PROPERTY TAX YEAR ON A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY BECAUSE OF AN ERRONEOUS CLASSIFICATION OF THE PARCEL WHEN THAT ERROR WAS


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NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION OF THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE PARCEL.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

H. 3464 (Word version) -- Reps. Allison, Brannon, Erickson, Bedingfield, Taylor, Kennedy, Clyburn, Anderson, G. A. Brown, Clemmons, H. A. Crawford, Douglas, Forrester, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Hardwick, Hixon, Horne, Hosey, Nanney, Pope, Powers Norrell, G. R. Smith, J. R. Smith, Stringer and Wood: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXPEDITED RELATIVE PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING, SO AS TO ENCOURAGE PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD WITH A GRANDPARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO SET FORTH CRITERIA FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING WHETHER TO PLACE A CHILD WITH A GRANDPARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING; AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE COURT PLACES A CHILD WITH A GRANDPARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE ADDED AS A PARTY TO THE ACTION FOR THE DURATION OF THE CASE OR UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

H. 3465 (Word version) -- Reps. Allison, Brannon, Erickson, Bedingfield, Taylor, Kennedy, Clyburn, Anderson, G. A. Brown, Chumley, H. A. Crawford, Dillard, Forrester, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Hardwick, Henderson, Hixon, Horne, Hosey, Nanney, Pope, Powers Norrell, Ridgeway, Robinson-Simpson, Skelton, G. R. Smith, J. R. Smith, Stringer, Whipper and Wood: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1680, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF A PLACEMENT PLAN, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PREFERENCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIBLING GROUPS TOGETHER IN THE SAME OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT ABSENT GOOD CAUSE TO THE CONTRARY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "SIBLINGS"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-80 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PREFERENCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SIBLING GROUPS


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TOGETHER IN THE SAME ADOPTIVE HOME, CREATING A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT THESE PLACEMENTS ARE IN THE CHILDREN'S BEST INTEREST.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Rep. RILEY moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.

RETURNED WITH CONCURRENCE

The Senate returned to the House with concurrence the following:

H. 3434 (Word version) -- Rep. Howard: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR KAREN ALEXANDER, FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE AUNTIE KAREN FOUNDATION, FOR HER SUCCESSFUL USE OF THE ARTS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE.

ADJOURNMENT

At 1:46 p.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. GOLDFINCH, adjourned in memory of Dr. Lollice B. Courtney of Conway, to meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

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