S 0055 General Bill, By Campsen
Summary: Reapportionment
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-180 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE WHOSE GOVERNING BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COUNCIL IS POPULARLY ELECTED FROM SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS, RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, OR A COMBINATION OF AT-LARGE AND SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS TO BE REAPPORTIONED TO A POPULATION VARIANCE OF LESS THAN TEN PERCENT WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THE LATEST OFFICIAL UNITED STATES DECENNIAL CENSUS IS ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR CONTINUITY OF REPRESENTATION WHEN REAPPORTIONMENT LOCATES TWO OR MORE ELECTED MEMBERS IN THE SAME ELECTION DISTRICT, AND TO CLARIFY CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT.
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12/03/14	Senate	Prefiled
12/03/14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 60)
01/13/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 60)
02/13/15	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Scott, Young
04/22/15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
04/29/15	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
04/30/15	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
04/30/15	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 20)
04/30/15	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
05/01/15		Scrivener's error corrected
05/05/15	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 15)
05/05/15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 15)