H*3973(Rat #0036, Act #0025 of 2013)  General Bill, By Bedingfield, Alexander, 
Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, 
Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, 
Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, 
K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, 
Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, 
Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, 
Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, 
Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, 
McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, 
Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, 
Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, 
Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, 
G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, 
Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, 
Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 53-3-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR IS
 DESIGNATED AS "GOLDEN-SEPTEMBER CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH
 CAROLINA. - ratified title

   04/17/13  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 14)
   04/18/13  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 99)
   04/18/13  House  Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 100)
   04/18/13  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 101)
   04/19/13  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 6)
   04/23/13  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   04/23/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
                     (Senate Journal-page 21)
   04/23/13  Senate Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 59)
   04/24/13  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 37)
   04/24/13  Senate Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 37)
   04/25/13  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 23)
   05/02/13         Ratified R 36
   05/03/13         Signed By Governor
   05/13/13         Effective date 05/03/13
   05/13/13         Act No. 25

(A25, R36, H3973)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR IS DESIGNATED AS "GOLDEN-SEPTEMBER CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

Findings

SECTION    1.    The General Assembly finds that:

(1)    cancer is a disease that affects Americans of every sex, gender, race, and ethnicity;

(2)    it is a particularly horrible disease when it strikes children; and

(3)    to declare the month of September of each year as 'Childhood Cancer Awareness Month' in South Carolina and to designate it as 'Golden-September' would honor and give courage to all those children in our State who are fighting this terrible disease.

Month designated

SECTION    2.    Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-3-115.    The month of September of every year is declared 'Golden-September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month' in South Carolina to honor and give courage to all those children in our State who are fighting this terrible disease."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 2nd day of May, 2013.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2013.