South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 3157


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3157
Primary Sponsor:                Byrd
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Simkins, Modjeska Monteith
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940322
Computer Document Number:       EGM/18007DW.93
Introduced Date:                19930119    
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940322
Last History Type:              Received from Senate
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Byrd
                                     J. Brown
                                     Scott
                                     Jaskwhich
                                     Cobb-Hunter
                                     Phillips
                                     Whipper
                                     Littlejohn
                                     Harwell
                                     McMahand
                                     Anderson
                                     Haskins
                                     White
                                     J. Harris
                                     Hines
                                     Robinson
                                     Kinon
                                     J. Bailey
                                     Neal
                                     Govan
                                     Elliott
                                     Waites
                                     Canty
                                     J. Wilder
                                     Beatty
                                     D. Wilder
                                     Inabinett
                                     R. Young
                                     Harrelson
                                     G. Brown
                                     Breeland
                                     Rudnick
                                     Harvin
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

3157  House   19940322      Received from Senate
3157  Senate  19940322      Adopted, returned to House
                            with concurrence
3157  Senate  19940317      Recalled from Committee,        08
                            placed on Calendar
3157  Senate  19940215      Introduced, referred to         08
                            Committee
3157  House   19940210      Adopted, sent to Senate
3157  House   19940209      Committee Report: Favorable     30
3157  House   19930119      Introduced, referred to         30
                            Committee

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RECALLED

March 17, 1994

H. 3157

Introduced by REPS. Byrd, J. Brown, Scott, Jaskwhich, Cobb-Hunter, Phillips, Whipper, Littlejohn, Harwell, McMahand, Anderson, Haskins, White, J. Harris, Hines, Robinson, Kinon, J. Bailey, Neal, Govan, Elliott, Waites, Canty, J. Wilder, Beatty, D. Wilder, Inabinett, R. Young, Harrelson, G. Brown, Breeland, Rudnick and Harvin

S. Printed 3/17/94--S.

Read the first time February 15, 1994.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

1. Estimated Cost to State-

First Year $10,000.00

2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually

Thereafter $-0-

H. 3157, if enacted, will commission a portrait of the late Modjeska Monteith Simkins to be placed in the State House.

Estimated cost is not to exceed $10,000.00.

Prepared By: Approved By:

Scott Barnes George N. Dorn, Jr.

State Budget Analyst State Budget Division

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONING OF A PORTRAIT OF MODJESKA MONTEITH SIMKINS TO BE PLACED IN THE STATE HOUSE.

Whereas, Modjeska Monteith Simkins, a fearless outspoken champion of the oppressed, was an original organizer of the state chapter of the NAACP; and

Whereas, she was one of the architects of the Clarendon County desegregation case that became part of the United States Supreme Court's historic decision, Brown v. Board of Education in 1954; and

Whereas, her entire life was spent focusing on the liberation of people from the oppression of segregation, poverty, illiteracy, and disenfranchisement; and

Whereas, the granddaughter of a slave, she was born in Columbia, December 5, 1899, and was graduated from Benedict College in 1921; and

Whereas, it is with great sadness we turn a page in the history of our State in witnessing the passing of this great humanitarian who leaves a legacy of civil rights victories which will not be equaled in the near future. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly authorizes the placing of a portrait of Modjeska Monteith Simkins, with an appropriate ceremony of the General Assembly, in the State House as a memorial and tribute to this great South Carolinian with the belief that her portrait will inspire the children of today and tomorrow to stand up and speak out for causes in which they believe.

Be it further resolved that the clerks of the House and Senate shall determine an appropriate location to hang and the artist to paint the portrait. The clerks shall consult with the South Carolina Museum and the South Carolina Arts Commission. The cost of obtaining the portrait may not exceed ten thousand dollars, to be paid from approved accounts of both houses.

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