S*0638 (Rat #0282, Act #0241 of 2008) General Bill, By Campsen, Fair, Bryant, Vaughn, Hawkins, Alexander, Grooms, Sheheen, Setzler, Cromer, McConnell, Land, Verdin, Peeler, Hayes, Ritchie, Anderson, Thomas, Scott, Martin, Knotts, Ryberg, Ceips, O'Dell, McGill and Malloy
Summary: Public Prayer and Invocation Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-160 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INVOCATION ACT" TO ALLOW A GOVERNING BODY OF A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY TO ADOPT, BY ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR POLICY STATEMENT, A POLICY THAT PRESERVES THE TRADITION OF SOLEMNIZING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS BY ALLOWING FOR AN OPENING INVOCATION USING ONE OF THREE METHODS AND TO DEFINE "PUBLIC INVOCATION" AND "DELIBERATIVE PUBLIC BODY". - ratified title
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04/03/07	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
04/03/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
04/16/07	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams
05/02/07	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-14
05/03/07		Scrivener's error corrected
04/23/08	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-153
04/23/08	Senate	Amended SJ-153
04/23/08	Senate	Read second time SJ-153
04/24/08	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
04/24/08		Scrivener's error corrected
04/29/08	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-4
04/29/08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
05/14/08	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-3
05/21/08	House	Read second time HJ-26
05/22/08	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-9
05/22/08		Ratified R 282
05/27/08		Signed By Governor
06/02/08		Copies available
06/02/08		Effective date 05/27/08
06/04/08		Act No. 241