H*3919(Rat #0118, Act #0080 of 2009)  General Bill, By Mitchell, Alexander, 
Gunn, Dillard, Hamilton, Limehouse, J.R. Smith, King, Kirsh, Littlejohn, 
J.M. Neal, Herbkersman, Stavrinakis, Chalk, Cobb-Hunter, Anthony, Branham, 
Brantley, Parker, Allison, Gilliard, J.H. Neal, Whipper, Mack, Battle, Hosey, 
Allen, Weeks, Jennings, Loftis, Knight, Vick, Rutherford and Hutto
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 2-1-250 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING COMMISSION TO PROVIDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE AND FOSTER THE AVAILABILITY OF
 SAFE, SOUND, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR EVERY SOUTH
 CAROLINIAN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER
 PROCEDURAL MATTERS. - ratified title

   04/22/09  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-14
   04/22/09  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Herbkersman, Stavrinakis, Chalk, Cobb-Hunter
   04/23/09  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anthony,
                     Branham, Brantley, Parker, Allison, Gilliard,
                     J.H.Neal, Whipper, Mack, Battle, Hosey, Allen,
                     Weeks, Jennings, Loftis, Knight, Vick, Rutherford
   04/28/09  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2009 HJ-34
   04/29/09  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hutto
   04/29/09  House  Amended HJ-193
   04/29/09  House  Read second time HJ-195
   04/30/09  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   04/30/09  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19
   04/30/09  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-19
   04/30/09         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/05/09  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Sheheen (ch), Knotts,
                     Campsen, Lourie, Campbell
   05/14/09  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-18
   05/19/09  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-28
   05/19/09  Senate Read second time SJ-28
   05/20/09  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-63
   05/21/09  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-7
   05/21/09  House  Roll call Yeas-58  Nays-0 HJ-7
   05/27/09         Ratified R 118
   06/02/09         Vetoed by Governor
   06/16/09  House   Veto Sustained Yeas-69  Nays-40 HJ-111
   06/16/09  House  Reconsidered HJ-136
   06/16/09  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-81 
                     Nays-24 HJ-136
   06/16/09  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-31  Nays-11
   06/22/09         Effective date 07/01/09
   06/24/09         Act No. 80

(A80, R118, H3919)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-250 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE AND FOSTER THE AVAILABILITY OF SAFE, SOUND, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR EVERY SOUTH CAROLINIAN, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS.

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

South Carolina Housing Commission

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-250.    (A)    The South Carolina Housing Commission (commission) is hereby established. The purpose of the commission is to provide recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on an annual basis to ensure and foster the availability of safe, sound, and affordable housing and workforce housing for every South Carolinian. The commission also may make recommendations relating to such other housing, real property, and community development issues as it considers desirable.

(B)    The commission shall consist of fifteen members. Of these members, five must be members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; five must be members of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and five must be nonlegislative members selected by the other legislative members. All members must be qualified electors of this State.

Legislative members shall serve terms concurrent with their terms of office. Nonlegislative members shall serve for terms of four years each. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, must be for the unexpired terms. Legislative and nonlegislative members may be reappointed for successive terms. Vacancies must be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

The commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman every two years from among its membership, who must be members of the General Assembly.

(C)    A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members request.

No recommendation of the commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the commission vote against the recommendation.

(D)    The commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)    undertake analyses, gather information and data, and pursue such other activities as may be desirable to accomplish its purposes;

(2)    report annually on its activities during the preceding year and include a discussion of analyses made and recommendations for administrative or legislative action; and

(3)    review newly enacted federal legislation pertaining to mortgage lending and brokering and determine if the federal legislation necessitates amendments to the laws of this State.

(E)    The chairman shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual summary of the activity and work of the commission together with its recommendations no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly.

(F)    Staff for the commission shall be provided from the standing committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate with jurisdiction over the subject matter being studied by the commission.

(G)    Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, subsistence, per diem, or mileage."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2009.

Ratified the 27th day of May, 2009.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/2/09.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/16/09.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/16/09.