H*3011(Rat #0031, Act #0021 of 2013)  General Bill, By Whitmire, Long, Gilliard and 
Williams
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF PURPLE HEART DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO
 MOVE THE DAY FROM THE THIRD SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY TO THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST
 IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE DATE GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ORIGINALLY
 AUTHORIZED THE AWARD. - ratified title

   12/11/12  House  Prefiled
   12/11/12  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   01/08/13  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43)
   01/08/13  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 43)
   01/23/13  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Gilliard, Williams
   02/20/13  House  Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 34)
   02/27/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 14)
   02/27/13  House  Roll call Yeas-111  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14)
   02/28/13  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   02/28/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   02/28/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 11)
   03/15/13  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Allen, Johnson
   04/17/13  Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   04/17/13  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 15)
   04/18/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   04/18/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   04/23/13  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 26)
   05/02/13         Ratified R 31
   05/03/13         Signed By Governor
   05/13/13         Effective date 05/03/13
   05/13/13         Act No. 21

(A21, R31, H3011)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF PURPLE HEART DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO MOVE THE DAY FROM THE THIRD SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY TO THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE DATE GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED THE AWARD.

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

Purple Heart Day date

SECTION    1.    Section 53-3-120 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 342 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section 53-3-120.    The seventh day of August of each year is designated as Purple Heart Day in South Carolina to honor the decoration itself and those men and women who have received it."

Time Effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of May, 2013.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2013.