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

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.