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H 3278 General Bill, By Cato, Allison, Altman, Bailey, Barrett, Bauer, Beck, Boan, H. Brown, Carnell, Chellis, Cooper, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, J.G. Felder, Fleming, Gamble, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Haskins, Hawkins, Hinson, Keegan, Kelley, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon, Lanford, Law, Leach, L.H. Limbaugh, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Martin, Mason, McCraw, McKay, J.D. McMaster, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Meacham, Riser, Robinson, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, Simrill, R. Smith, D. Smith, Spearman, Stille, E.C. Stoddard, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, Whatley, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Woodrum, Young-Brickell and W.J. Young
Similar (H 3225, H 3241)
    A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR A BINDING STATEWIDE REFERENDUM ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER OF 1997 TO ASCERTAIN THE WISHES OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG SHOULD BE FLOWN ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE, TO PROVIDE THAT UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE 1997 BINDING REFERENDUM ARE CERTIFIED, THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG SHALL CONTINUE TO BE FLOWN ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE, TO PROVIDE THAT NO MONUMENT, MARKER, FLAG, OR MEMORIAL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THIS STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS HONORING THE CONFEDERACY, THE CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED THEREIN MAY BE REMOVED OR RENAMED WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE LOCAL BODY OR ENTITY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE MONUMENT, MARKER, FLAG, OR MEMORIAL, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE TWO-THIRDS VOTE REQUIREMENT ABOVE ALSO APPLIES TO FLYING THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG ABOVE THE STATE HOUSE IF THE RESULTS OF THE 1997 BINDING REFERENDUM ARE IN FAVOR OF FLYING THE FLAG.
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01/21/97House Introduced and read first time HJ-16
01/21/97House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17
01/22/97House Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Judiciary HJ-5
01/23/97House Special order, set for Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997, immediately following the call of the uncontested calendar (Under H.3294) HJ-7
01/23/97House Amended HJ-16
01/23/97House Read second time HJ-61
01/23/97House Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-32 HJ-61
01/29/97House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
01/30/97Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
01/30/97Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12



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