H*3004(Rat #0021, Act #0006 of 2011)  General Bill, By Ballentine, Norman, 
Viers, Lucas, Simrill, Huggins, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, Loftis, Bedingfield, 
Hamilton, Stringer, Nanney, Lowe, Young, Willis, Bowen, D.C. Moss, Agnew, Pope, 
Daning, Thayer, Harrison, Allison, Taylor, Ryan, McCoy, Hixon, Bingham, Long, 
Whipper, R.L. Brown, Atwater, Henderson, Horne and Harrell

Similar(S 115)
 AN ACT TO ENACT THE "SPENDING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2011"; AND TO AMEND THE
 CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-125 SO AS TO
 REQUIRE CERTAIN BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS TO RECEIVE A RECORDED ROLL CALL
 VOTE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND
 THE SENATE. - ratified title

   12/07/10  House  Prefiled
   12/07/10  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   01/11/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
   01/11/11  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 4)
   01/12/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long,
                     Whipper, R.L.Brown, Atwater, Henderson
   01/12/11  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 50)
   01/13/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne, Harrell
   01/13/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 226)
   01/13/11  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 227)
   01/13/11  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 228)
   01/13/11         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/14/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 2)
   01/18/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   01/18/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 6)
   02/08/11  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Hutto,
                     Malloy, Campsen, Campbell
   02/16/11  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 18)
   02/23/11  Senate  Minority Report Removed (Senate Journal-page 35)
   03/02/11  Senate Special order, set for March 2, 2011
                     (Senate Journal-page 18)
   03/02/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   03/10/11  Senate Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 10)
   03/15/11  Senate Committee Amendment Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
   03/15/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-12 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   03/15/11  Senate Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 21)
   03/16/11  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/16/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/16/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-7 (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/17/11  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/17/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-33  Nays-11 (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/31/11  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   03/31/11  House  Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
   04/06/11         Ratified R 21
   04/12/11         Signed By Governor
   04/14/11         Effective date 04/12/11
   04/15/11         Act No. 6

(A6, R21, H3004)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "SPENDING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2011" BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-125 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS TO RECEIVE A RECORDED ROLL CALL VOTE AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE.

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

Citation

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as the "Spending Accountability Act of 2011".

Certain roll call votes required

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-7-125.    (A)    For purposes of this section, a 'recorded roll call vote' means a vote recorded in the journals of the respective houses of the General Assembly, which must be by yeas and nays and recorded by name.

(B)    The Annual General Appropriations Bill must be considered section-by-section prior to third reading, and must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when the pending question is the adoption of an individual section.

(C)    A bill or joint resolution must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when:

(1)    the pending question is adoption of a Conference or Free Conference Report;

(2)    the pending question is the passage of a bill or joint resolution on second reading;

(3)    either the House of Representatives or the Senate agrees to the other body's amendment; or

(4)    a bill or joint resolution is amended and the pending question is the passage of a bill on third reading."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 6th day of April, 2011.

Approved the 12th day of April, 2011.