South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994
Journal of the House of Representatives

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1994

Friday, February 11, 1994
(Local Session)

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Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 10:00 A.M.

Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:

Dear Lord and Father of mankind, eternal and unchangeable, without You we can do little; with You we are invincible. Conscious of our need leads to Your holy altar. With thankful hearts for Your goodnesses, we ask that You would take our minds and make them keener; take our wills and make them obedient to Your will; take our strength and make us stronger. Guide Your servants here that together we may dedicate ourselves to a purer, nobler living, to a truer loyalty to the teachings of Your holy Word.

We pray in the Name of our Lord Whose blessings are without number and Whose goodness never fails. Amen.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Bill was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to a third reading:

H. 4720 -- Reps. Law, Williams, Wofford, R. Young and H. Brown: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 518 OF 1982, RELATING TO THE BERKELEY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VACANCIES MUST BE FILLED FOR THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE TERM BY APPOINTMENT OF THE BERKELEY COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

SENT TO THE SENATE

The following Bills were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate.

H. 4545 -- Reps. Kirsh, Haskins, Harvin, Davenport, Robinson, Barber, Vaughn, Wells and Snow: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-6-100, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION AND THE STATE POLICE DIVISION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A DESCRIPTION AND ILLUSTRATION OF THE OFFICIAL HIGHWAY PATROL UNIFORM, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE FILINGS BE MADE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

H. 4473 -- Reps. Snow, Law and Riser: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 24-13-650, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE WORK RELEASE OF AN OFFENDER INTO THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE COMMITTED A VIOLENT CRIME, SO AS TO EXPAND THE LIST OF OFFENSES TO WHICH THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOLICITOR AND SPECIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OF A COMMUNITY SHALL RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE WORK RELEASE INTO THE COMMUNITY OF OFFENDERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN ANY DEGREE.

H. 4071 -- Rep. Jennings: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO REVISE THE SEASON IN GAME ZONE 5.

H. 4177 -- Reps. Martin and Worley: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-335, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BAG LIMIT ON ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO DELETE THE DAILY LIMIT ON ANTLERED DEER IN GAME ZONE 7.

H. 4344 -- Reps. Harwell, Baxley, J. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Delleney, Gonzales, Harrelson, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Jaskwhich, Jennings, Keyserling, Kirsh, Meacham, Neilson, Phillips, Rhoad, Richardson, Snow, Tucker, Waites, Waldrop, D. Wilder, J. Wilder, Wilkes, Corning, Allison, P. Harris, A. Young, Inabinett, Whipper, Rudnick, Stuart and Harrell: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 51-17-117 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR DONATIONS OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TO THE HERITAGE TRUST PROGRAM AND FOR RELATED POWERS FOR THE BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

H. 4483 -- Reps. Snow and Riser: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1198, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON HERRING FISHING AT ST. STEPHEN POWERHOUSE, SO AS TO REVISE AN INCORRECT REFERENCE AND REVISE THE SEASON TO WHICH THE LIMITATIONS APPLY.

ORDERED ENROLLED FOR RATIFICATION

The following Bills were read the third time, passed and, having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title of each be changed to that of an Act, and that they be enrolled for ratification.

S. 938 -- Senators Bryan, Washington, Giese and Hayes: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-17-440, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CUSTODY AND TRANSPORT OF PERSONS TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS TO ARRANGE AN ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

S. 435 -- Senators Jackson, Cork, Thomas, Washington, Ford, Matthews and Courtney: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 44-95-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN PUBLIC INDOOR AREAS EXCEPT WHERE A SMOKING AREA IS DESIGNATED, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION FROM DAY CARE CENTERS WHICH ALLOWED SMOKING IN ENCLOSED PRIVATE OFFICES AND TEACHER LOUNGES.

ADJOURNMENT

At 10:45 A.M. the House in accordance with the ruling of the SPEAKER adjourned to meet at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, February 15.

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