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H 3157 Joint Resolution, By Wilkins, Allison, Bailey, Barfield, Barrett, Bauer, J.M. Baxley, Beck, Campsen, Cato, Chellis, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer, Davenport, Edge, J.G. Felder, Gamble, Harrell, J.L. Harris, Harrison, Haskins, Hawkins, Hinson, B.L. Jordan, Keegan, Kelley, M.H. Kinon, Klauber, Knotts, Law, Leach, L.H. Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Mason, McKay, J.D. McMaster, Meacham, V.T. Mullen, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Simrill, D. Smith, R. Smith, Stuart, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Whatley, Witherspoon, Woodrum, W.J. Young and Young-Brickell
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    A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO MEMBER OF THE HOUSE MAY SERVE MORE THAN SIX COMPLETE TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE HOUSE MEMBERS ELECTED IN THE 1996 ELECTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR HOUSE SERVICE, THIS LIMITATION ON TERMS BEGINS WITH THE TERM STARTING ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE MEMBERS ELECTED AFTER 1996, WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR HOUSE SERVICE, THE LIMITATION BEGINS WITH THE TERMS THE MEMBERS FIRST SERVE AFTER 1996; PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE SENATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO MEMBER OF THE SENATE MAY SERVE MORE THAN THREE COMPLETE TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE SENATORS ELECTED IN THE 1996 ELECTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR SENATE SERVICE, THIS LIMITATION ON TERMS BEGINS WITH THE TERMS STARTING ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE SENATORS ELECTED AFTER 1996 WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR SENATE SERVICE, THE LIMITATION BEGINS WITH THE TERMS THE MEMBERS FIRST SERVE AFTER 1996, AND TO REVISE CERTAIN OBSOLETE REFERENCES; AN PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER MAY SERVE MORE THAN THREE COMPLETE TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ELECTED IN THE 1998 ELECTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR SERVICE IN THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE, THIS LIMITATION ON TERMS BEGINS WITH THE TERMS STARTING IN JANUARY, 1999, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ELECTED AFTER 1998 WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE PRIOR SERVICE IN THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE, THE LIMITATION BEGINS WITH THE TERM THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER FIRST SERVES AFTER 1998.
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01/08/97House Prefiled
01/08/97House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/97House Introduced and read first time HJ-64
01/14/97House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-65
02/05/97House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-5
02/11/97House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, Cotty, Klauber, Fleming, Hawkins, Law, Sandifer, Riser, Cromer, Young, Woodrum, McMaster, Knotts, R. Smith & Harrell HJ-12
02/11/97House Objection by Rep. Whipper HJ-12
02/12/97House Amended HJ-34
02/12/97House Read second time HJ-49
02/12/97House Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-37 HJ-49
02/13/97House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-23
02/18/97Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
02/18/97Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6



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