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S*0156 (Rat #0027, Act #0013 of 2007) General Bill, By Campsen, McConnell, Leatherman, Vaughn, Courson, Hayes, Richardson, Ritchie, McGill, Knotts, Elliott, Alexander, Verdin and Fair
Summary: General Assembly
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY RECEDE FOR A TIME PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE RECEDING BODY OR FOR MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE RECEDING BODY, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH BODY MAY PROVIDE FOR MEETINGS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS IT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF SENATORS; AND TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III BY DELETING SECTION 21, WHICH PROVIDES THAT NEITHER HOUSE, DURING THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SHALL WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER ADJOURN FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS, NOR TO ANY OTHER PLACE THAN THAT IN WHICH IT SHALL BE AT THE TIME SITTING. - ratified title
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Summary: General Assembly
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, AFTER THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY RECEDE FOR A TIME PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE RECEDING BODY OR FOR MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE RECEDING BODY, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH BODY MAY PROVIDE FOR MEETINGS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS IT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE AND TO AUTHORIZE AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOLLOWING THE ELECTION OF SENATORS; AND TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III BY DELETING SECTION 21, WHICH PROVIDES THAT NEITHER HOUSE, DURING THE SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SHALL WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OTHER ADJOURN FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS, NOR TO ANY OTHER PLACE THAN THAT IN WHICH IT SHALL BE AT THE TIME SITTING. - ratified title
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| 12/13/06 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 12/13/06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/07 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-96 |
| 01/09/07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-96 |
| 01/17/07 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-14 |
| 01/18/07 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 01/18/07 | Senate | Read second time SJ-12 |
| 01/23/07 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-14 |
| 01/24/07 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-16 |
| 01/24/07 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-16 |
| 04/11/07 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2 |
| 04/12/07 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Crawford, Young, Mulvaney, Leach, Shoopman, Hinson, Merrill, JH Neal, and Hardwick HJ-17 |
| 04/18/07 | House | Read second time HJ-107 |
| 04/18/07 | House | Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-2 HJ-109 |
| 04/19/07 | House | Read third time and enrolled HJ-59 |
| 04/26/07 | Ratified R 27 | |
| 04/26/07 | No signature required | |
| 05/08/07 | Copies available | |
| 05/08/07 | Effective date 04/26/07 | |
| 05/14/07 | Act No. 13 |