S*0043(Rat #0001, Act #0002 of 1981)  General Bill, By Senate Judiciary

Similar(H 2160)
 A Bill to ratify an amendment to Section 28, Article III, of the Constitution
 of South Carolina, 1895, relating to certain property which is exempt from
 attachment, levy and sale, so as to provide that the General Assembly shall
 enact such laws as will exempt real and personal property of a debtor from
 attachment, levy and sale and to delete various provisions relating to
 existing specific exemptions and exceptions thereto.

   01/14/81  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-6
   01/15/81  Senate Read second time SJ-7
   01/21/81  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-17
   01/21/81  Senate Roll call Yeas-039  Nays-000 SJ-17
   01/22/81  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-302
   01/27/81  House  Debate interrupted HJ-336
   01/28/81  House  Read second time HJ-357
   01/28/81  House  Roll call Yeas-091  Nays-000 HJ-357
   01/29/81  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-426
   02/24/81  Senate Ratified R 1
   02/24/81         No signature required
   02/24/81         Effective date No Effective Date
   02/24/81         Act No. 2
   03/10/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 28, ARTICLE III, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO CERTAIN PROPERTY WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM ATTACHMENT, LEVY AND SALE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT SUCH LAWS AS WILL EXEMPT REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF A DEBTOR FROM ATTACHMENT, LEVY AND SALE, AND TO DELETE VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EXISTING SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS THERETO.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 28 of Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, proposed under the terms of Joint Resolution 521 of 1980, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1980 as prescribed in Section I of Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received thereon, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution, so that Section 28 of Article III is amended to read:

"Section 28. The General Assembly shall enact such laws as will exempt real and personal property of a debtor from attachment, levy and sale under any mesne or final process issued by any court or bankruptcy proceeding."