H*4015(Rat #0143, Act #0094 of 2001)  General Bill, By Breeland, Whipper, 
Harrell, Weeks, Limehouse, Allison, Bowers, R. Brown, Dantzler, Emory, Gourdine, 
J. Hines, M. Hines, Hosey, Law, Lloyd, Mack, Meacham-Richardson, Miller, 
J.M. Neal, Rivers, Scarborough, Snow and Stuart
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 1-1-693 SO AS TO DESIGNATE PORGY AND BESS AS THE OFFICIAL OPERA OF THIS STATE
 AND TO PROVIDE THAT COPYRIGHTED OR PROPRIETARY MATERIAL FROM PORGY AND BESS
 MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT CERTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION; AND TO ADD SECTION 1-1-677
 SO AS TO DESIGNATE INDIAN GRASS (SORGHASTRUM NUTANS) AS THE OFFICIAL GRASS OF
 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THIS
 DESIGNATION.-AMENDED TITLE

   04/25/01  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-11
   05/01/01  House  Read second time HJ-34
   05/02/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
   05/02/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   05/02/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
   05/09/01  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-28
   05/14/01  Senate Amended SJ-20
   05/14/01  Senate Read second time SJ-20
   05/14/01  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-20
   06/04/01  Senate Amended SJ-13
   06/04/01  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-13
   06/06/01  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-21
   06/07/01         Ratified R 143
   08/29/01         Signed By Governor
   08/29/01         Effective date 08/29/01
   09/17/01         Copies available
   09/17/01         Act No. 94

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-693 SO AS TO DESIGNATE PORGY AND BESS AS THE OFFICIAL OPERA OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT COPYRIGHTED OR PROPRIETARY MATERIAL FROM PORGY AND BESS MAY NOT BE USED WITHOUT CERTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION; AND TO ADD SECTION 1-1-677 SO AS TO DESIGNATE INDIAN GRASS (SORGHASTRUM NUTANS) AS THE OFFICIAL GRASS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THIS DESIGNATION.

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

Porgy and Bess as official state opera; limitation on use

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-693. Porgy and Bess is designated as the official opera of this State. The State and any of its agencies, departments, or political subdivisions may not use any copyrighted or proprietary material from Porgy and Bess without the express written permission from the estates of Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin or the management company responsible for licensing productions of this opera in part or in its entirety."

Indian Grass official state grass; limitation on designation

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-677. Indian Grass, Sorghastrum nutans, is designated as the official grass of the State. In making this designation, the General Assembly makes no warranty or endorsement of Indian Grass as a commercial product, but recognizes Indian Grass as a native, nonnoxious plant, with a historical, continuing, widespread, and beneficial existence in South Carolina."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of June, 2001.

Approved the 29th day of August, 2001.