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S 1124 General Bill, By Thomas, Anderson and Bryan
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Summary: Confederacy, Confederate Battle Flag; Buildings, State House, Public, State-owned Property; Heritage Park Commission
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 10-1-220 AND 10-1-230, SO AS TO CREATE THE HERITAGE PARK ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS, TO RELOCATE THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL JACK FLAG FLYING ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE DOME TO A SITE ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS UNTIL THE DEDICATION OF THE PARK, TO RETURN THE FLAG TO THE STATE HOUSE DOME IF THE PARK IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THIS ACT'S EFFECTIVE DATE AND TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE FLAG FROM THE DOME UPON THE COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE PARK, AT WHICH TIME THE FLAG MUST BE PLACED AT A SITE IN THE PARK DESIGNATED BY THE PARK COMMISSION, AND UPON THE DEDICATION TO ALSO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL JACK FLAG FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE CHAMBERS; TO CREATE THE HERITAGE PARK COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS AND DUTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PARK INCLUDING DISPLAYS OF OTHER HISTORICAL FLAGS, REPRESENTATIONS OF HISTORICAL EVENTS, A MEMORIAL WALL INCLUDING NAMES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS WHO DIED IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES (THE CIVIL WAR), AND EXHIBITS OF EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS DURING AND AFTER THE WAR; BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE SENATE IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE OR RENAME A MONUMENT, MARKER, OR MEMORIAL LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR ANY STREET OR PARK HONORING THE CONFEDERACY OR INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE CONFEDERACY OR HONORING THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE OR INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS STRUGGLE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF THIS ACT MAY BE AMENDED, REPEALED, OR SUPERCEDED WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
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Similar (S 1257)
Summary: Confederacy, Confederate Battle Flag; Buildings, State House, Public, State-owned Property; Heritage Park Commission
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 10-1-220 AND 10-1-230, SO AS TO CREATE THE HERITAGE PARK ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS, TO RELOCATE THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL JACK FLAG FLYING ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE DOME TO A SITE ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS UNTIL THE DEDICATION OF THE PARK, TO RETURN THE FLAG TO THE STATE HOUSE DOME IF THE PARK IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THIS ACT'S EFFECTIVE DATE AND TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE FLAG FROM THE DOME UPON THE COMPLETION AND DEDICATION OF THE PARK, AT WHICH TIME THE FLAG MUST BE PLACED AT A SITE IN THE PARK DESIGNATED BY THE PARK COMMISSION, AND UPON THE DEDICATION TO ALSO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE NAVAL JACK FLAG FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE CHAMBERS; TO CREATE THE HERITAGE PARK COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERS AND DUTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE PARK INCLUDING DISPLAYS OF OTHER HISTORICAL FLAGS, REPRESENTATIONS OF HISTORICAL EVENTS, A MEMORIAL WALL INCLUDING NAMES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS WHO DIED IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES (THE CIVIL WAR), AND EXHIBITS OF EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS DURING AND AFTER THE WAR; BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE SENATE IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE OR RENAME A MONUMENT, MARKER, OR MEMORIAL LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR ANY STREET OR PARK HONORING THE CONFEDERACY OR INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE CONFEDERACY OR HONORING THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE OR INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS STRUGGLE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF THIS ACT MAY BE AMENDED, REPEALED, OR SUPERCEDED WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
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| 02/08/00 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-4 |
| 02/08/00 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4 |
| 03/21/00 | Senate | Polled out of committee Finance SJ-15 |
| 03/21/00 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-15 |