H 3735 General Bill, By Loftis, Chumley, Hamilton, Sandifer, J.R. Smith, Whitmire, Thayer, Corbin, Clemmons, G.M. Smith, Hardwick, Hearn, Barfield, White and Viers
Summary: Incandescent Light Bulb Freedom Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 12 TO TITLE 39 TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB FREEDOM ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS MANUFACTURED IN THIS STATE, WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PARTS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE, AND OFFERED FOR SALE AND SOLD FOR USE ONLY IN THIS STATE ARE DEEMED ONLY TO BE IN THE STREAM OF INTRASTATE COMMERCE AND THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
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02/23/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
02/23/11	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 12)
03/08/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
03/14/11	House	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 1)
03/16/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Corbin
03/30/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, G.M.Smith, Hardwick, Hearn, Barfield, White
03/30/11	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Cobb-Hunter, Sellers, Rutherford, Crawford, JE Smith, Merrill, Brantley, Patrick, Long, Vick, Sabb, King, Jefferson, Branham, Hosey, Clyburn, JR Smith, Hixon, Gilliard, Mack, Agnew, Hardwick, Weeks, Sandifer, Loftis, Butler Garrick, and Quinn (House Journal-page 28)
03/31/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
03/31/11	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (House Journal-page 43)
04/06/11	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Neilson
04/07/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
04/07/11	House	Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-20 (House Journal-page 34)
04/12/11	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 46)
04/13/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
04/13/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/23/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 10)
02/24/12		Scrivener's error corrected