H 3059 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 3059 General Bill, By Wilkins, Alexander, Boan, Cato, H.H. Clyborne,
L.O. Graham, J.H. Hodges, T.E. Huff, M.F. Jaskwhich, T.F. Rogers and C.C. Wells
Similar(S 227)
A Bill to amend Sections 2-1-180, 11-9-880, as amended, 11-11-30, 11-11-90,
and 11-11-130, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to adjournment
of the General Assembly and the budgetary process, so as to change the date
for the mandatory adjournment of the General Assembly from the first Thursday
in June to the second Thursday in May, to provide that in any year that the
House of Representatives fails to give third reading to the Appropriations
Bill by March fifteenth, rather than March thirty-first, the date of
adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after
March fifteenth, rather than March thirty-first, that the House fails to give
the Bill third reading, to change the date of the annual initial forecast of
the Board of Economic Advisors from November tenth to October fifteenth and to
provide that the initial forecast may be adjusted only downward, to provide
that the February fifteenth forecast may be adjusted downward monthly, to
change the date of annual estimates of financial needs by state entities from
November first to October first, to provide that joint committee hearings on
budget requests shall begin on the second Tuesday in December, to provide that
supplemental appropriations may be requested from unexpended funds from the
previous fiscal year, and to prohibit supplemental appropriations in the
annual General Appropriations Act.
01/12/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-33
01/12/93 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-34
02/09/93 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Judiciary HJ-4
02/11/93 House Objection by Rep. Kirsh, J. Brown, McLeod,
Anderson & Harrelson HJ-18
03/08/93 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 9, 1993 HJ-19
03/09/93 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 10, 1993 HJ-14
04/07/93 House Amended HJ-32
04/07/93 House Read second time HJ-35
04/07/93 House Roll call Yeas-078 HJ-35
04/21/93 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-35
04/22/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
04/22/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-5
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AMENDED
April 7, 1993
H. 3059
Introduced by REPS. Wilkins, Clyborne, Rogers, Huff, Jaskwhich,
T.C. Alexander, Boan, Hodges, Wells, Cato and Graham
S. Printed 4/7/93--H.
Read the first time January 12, 1993.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-1-180, 11-9-880, AS AMENDED, 11-11-30, 11-11-90, AND 11-11-130, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADJOURNMENT
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE BUDGETARY
PROCESS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE
MANDATORY ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FROM THE FIRST THURSDAY IN JUNE TO THE SECOND
THURSDAY IN MAY, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY YEAR THAT
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FAILS TO GIVE THIRD
READING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY MARCH
FIFTEENTH, RATHER THAN MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, THE
DATE OF ADJOURNMENT IS EXTENDED BY ONE STATEWIDE
DAY FOR EACH STATEWIDE DAY AFTER MARCH
FIFTEENTH, RATHER THAN MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, THAT
THE HOUSE FAILS TO GIVE THE BILL THIRD READING, TO
CHANGE THE DATE OF THE ANNUAL INITIAL FORECAST OF
THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS FROM NOVEMBER
TENTH TO OCTOBER FIFTEENTH AND TO PROVIDE THAT
THE INITIAL FORECAST MAY BE ADJUSTED ONLY
DOWNWARD, TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEBRUARY
FIFTEENTH FORECAST MAY BE ADJUSTED DOWNWARD
MONTHLY, TO CHANGE THE DATE OF ANNUAL ESTIMATES
OF FINANCIAL NEEDS BY STATE ENTITIES FROM
NOVEMBER FIRST TO OCTOBER FIRST, TO PROVIDE THAT
JOINT COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON BUDGET REQUESTS
SHALL BEGIN ON THE SECOND TUESDAY IN DECEMBER, TO
PROVIDE THAT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS MAY BE
REQUESTED FROM UNEXPENDED FUNDS FROM THE
PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, AND TO PROHIBIT SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 2-1-180. The regular annual session of the General
Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than 5:00 p.m. on
the first second Thursday in June May.
In any year that the House of Representatives fails to give third
reading to the annual General Appropriations Bill by March thirty-first fifteenth, the date of sine die adjournment is
extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after March
thirty-first fifteenth that the House of Representatives
fails to give the bill third reading. The session may also be extended
by concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the
Senate and House of Representatives. During the time between 5:00
p.m. on the first second Thursday in June
May and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set
forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered
except the General Appropriations Bill and any matters approved for
consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by two-thirds vote in
both houses."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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