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H 3003 (Rat #0165) General Bill, By Wilkins, W.D. Smith, J. Brown, Harrison, Harrell, Cato, Townsend, Sharpe, A. Young, Campsen, Sandifer, Altman, Wilder, Stille, Clyburn, J. Young, Simrill, Walker and Cotty
Summary: House of Representatives, reapportionment of election districts; House to submit plan for; General Assembly, Elections
A BILL TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE STATE'S INHABITANTS; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION; TO DESIGNATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-25, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 2-1-75 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO ADD SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THESE DISTRICTS EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; AND TO JOINTLY DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.-AMENDED TITLE
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Summary: House of Representatives, reapportionment of election districts; House to submit plan for; General Assembly, Elections
A BILL TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE STATE'S INHABITANTS; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION; TO DESIGNATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-25, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 2-1-75 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO ADD SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THESE DISTRICTS EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; AND TO JOINTLY DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.-AMENDED TITLE
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| 12/06/00 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/06/00 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/09/01 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-14 |
| 01/09/01 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-14 |
| 08/13/01 | House | Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary HJ-3 |
| 08/14/01 | House | Amended HJ-7 |
| 08/14/01 | House | Debate interrupted HJ-371 |
| 08/15/01 | House | Amended HJ-235 |
| 08/15/01 | House | Read second time HJ-241 |
| 08/15/01 | House | Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-44 HJ-241 |
| 08/16/01 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-7 |
| 08/16/01 | House | Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-40 HJ-8 |
| 08/16/01 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-2 |
| 08/16/01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-2 |
| 08/16/01 | Senate | Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-3 |
| 08/17/01 | Senate | Amended |
| 08/17/01 | Senate | Read second time |
| 08/17/01 | Senate | Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments |
| 08/27/01 | Senate | Amended SJ-8 |
| 08/27/01 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-8 |
| 08/27/01 | House | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled |
| 08/27/01 | Ratified R 165 | |
| 08/30/01 | Vetoed by Governor | |
| 09/04/01 | House | Veto sustained: vote to override Yeas-73 Nays-46; did not receive necessary 2/3 vote to override HJ-10 |