S 0281 General Bill, By Ford, Alexander, Anderson, Bryan, Cork, Courson, 
Courtney, Drummond, Elliott, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Holland, Hutto, 
Land, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, Martin, Matthews, McConnell, McGill, 
Mescher, Moore, Passailaigue, Patterson, Rankin, Ravenel, Reese, M.T. Rose, 
Russell, Saleeby, Setzler, Short, J.V. Smith, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington, 
D. Williams and Wilson
 A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210, SO AS
 TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OR RENAMING OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS LOCATED
 ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY.

   01/30/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   01/30/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   04/24/97  Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary SJ-14
   04/24/97  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-14
   04/29/97  Senate Amended SJ-27
   04/29/97  Senate Read second time SJ-27
   04/29/97  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-27
   04/30/97  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
   05/01/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   05/01/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
   05/27/97  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
   05/29/97  House  Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-18

May 27, 1997

S. 281

Introduced by Senators Ford, Glover, Short, McConnell, Courtney, Waldrep, Rose, Wilson, Matthews, Patterson, Washington, Anderson, Mescher, Williams, Moore, Setzler, Cork, Elliott, Land, Hutto, Russell, Ravenel, Gregory, Leventis, Alexander, Saleeby, Drummond, McGill, Hayes, Holland, Leatherman, Thomas, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Reese, Rankin, Martin, Giese, Bryan, Lander and Passailaigue

S. Printed 5/27/97--H.

Read the first time May 1, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 281), to amend Chapter 1, Title 10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to public buildings and property, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OR RENAMING OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-210. No monument, marker, painting, sculpture, memorial, street, highway, bridge, or park located on public property of the State or its political subdivisions which honors the memory of the Confederacy or individuals who served in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Marine Corps or the Women of the Confederacy or the memory of the civil rights struggle or individuals who participated in the civil rights struggle may be removed or renamed without two-thirds vote of each branch of the General Assembly, or the political subdivision, as appropriate."

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