S*0427 (Rat #0066, Act #0178 of 2005) Joint Resolution, By Campsen, Leatherman, Cleary, Fair, Malloy, Cromer, McGill, Mescher, Rankin, Ritchie, Lourie, McConnell, Martin, Ryberg, Bryant, Peeler, Grooms, Verdin, Sheheen, Short, Gregory, J.V. Smith, Courson, Elliott, Alexander, Moore, Drummond, Hayes, Scott, Land, Williams, Thomas, Hutto and Matthews
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Summary: Neither house of the General Assembly to adjourn for more than three days without consent of the other
    A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 9 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 AMEND 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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02/08/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
02/08/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
03/02/05	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-13
03/03/05	Senate	Amended SJ-39
03/03/05		Scrivener's error corrected
03/08/05	Senate	Read second time SJ-17
03/09/05	Senate	Amended SJ-28
03/09/05	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
03/14/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
03/14/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-6
05/04/05	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-42
05/05/05		Scrivener's error corrected
05/10/05	House	Read second time HJ-10
05/10/05	House	Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-2 HJ-14
05/11/05	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-26
05/11/05		Ratified R 66
05/11/05		No signature required
05/19/05		Copies available
05/19/05		Effective date 05/11/05
07/20/05		Act No. 178