Current Status Bill Number:3281 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950118 Primary Sponsor:Judiciary Committee HJ 25 All Sponsors:Judiciary Committee Drafted Document Number:gjk\21252sd.95 Companion Bill Number:104, 3080 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Date of Last Amendment:19950208 Subject:Legislature, term limitation
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Senate 19950209 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19950208 Amended, read third time,
sent to Senate
House 19950207 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19950208
House 19950202 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19950207
House 19950201 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ
amendment
House 19950131 Recommitted to Committee, 25 HJ
retaining its place on the
Calendar
House 19950126 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19950131
House 19950125 Reconsidered vote whereby
the Joint Resolution was rejected
House 19950125 Rejected the Joint Resolution
House 19950124 Read second time
House 19950119 Objection by Representative Wells
D. Smith
Cato
Mason
Sharpe
Harrison
Kelley
Cooper
J. Young
A. Young
Wofford
Klauber
Knotts
Dantzler
House 19950118 Introduced, read first time
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AMENDED
February 8, 1995
H. 3281
S. Printed 2/8/95--H.
Read the first time January 18, 1995.
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS MAY SERVE ONLY SIX COMPLETE TWO-YEAR TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSE MEMBERS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS SIX NEW TERMS THEREAFTER; PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE SENATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS MAY SERVE ONLY THREE COMPLETE FOUR-YEAR TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT SENATORS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS THREE NEW TERMS THEREAFTER, AND TO REVISE CERTAIN OBSOLETE REFERENCES; AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 7 OF THE CONSTITUTION, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS MAY SERVE ONLY THREE COMPLETE FOUR-YEAR TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS SERVING IN OFFICE WHEN THIS PROVISION IS RATIFIED INTO LAW MAY COMPLETE THE TERM WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING PLUS THREE NEW TERMS THEREAFTER.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 2. The House of Representatives shall must be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year by citizens of this State, qualified as in this Constitution is provided.
No member of the House may serve more than six complete terms. For those House members elected in the 1994 election whether or not they have prior House service, the limitation on terms herein contained begins with the terms starting in January, 1995. For those members elected after 1994 whether or not they have prior House service, the limitation begins with the terms the members first serve after 1994. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive once the limitation begins."
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of this State relating to the House of Representatives be amended so as to provide that no member of the House may serve more than six complete terms, to provide that for those House members elected in the 1994 election whether or not they have prior House service, this limitation on terms begins with the term starting in January, 1995, and to provide that for those members elected after 1994 whether or not they have prior House service, the limitation begins with the terms the members first serve after 1994?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."
SECTION 3. It is proposed that Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 6. The Senate shall must be composed of one member chosen from each County senatorial election district as established by law, to be elected for the term of four years by the qualified electors in each County, of the district in the same manner in which members of the House of Representatives are chosen.
No member of the Senate may serve more than three complete terms. For those Senators elected in the 1996 election whether or not they have prior Senate service, the limitation on terms herein contained begins with the terms starting in January, 1997. For those Senators elected after 1996 whether or not they have prior Senate service, the limitation begins with the terms the members first serve after 1996. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive once the limitation begins."
SECTION 4. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of this State relating to the Senate be amended so as to provide that no member of the Senate may serve more than three complete terms, to provide that for those Senators elected in the 1996 election whether or not they have prior Senate service, this limitation on terms begins with the terms starting in January, 1997, and to provide that for those Senators elected after 1996 whether or not they have prior Senate service, the limitation begins with the terms the members first serve after 1996?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."
SECTION 5. It is proposed that Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:
"Section 7. There shall must be elected by the qualified voters of the State a Secretary of State, an Attorney General, a Treasurer, a Superintendent of Education, Comptroller General, Commissioner of Agriculture, and an Adjutant General who shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years coterminous with that of the Governor. The duties and compensation of such these offices shall must be prescribed by law and their compensation shall must be neither increased nor diminished during the period for which they shall have been elected.
No constitutional officer referenced above may serve more than three complete terms. For those constitutional officers elected in the 1994 election whether or not they have prior service in that constitutional office, the limitation on terms herein contained begins with the terms starting in January, 1995. For those constitutional officers elected after 1994 whether or not they have prior service in that constitutional office, the limitation begins with the terms the constitutional officers first serve after 1994. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive once the limitations begins."
SECTION 6. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Article VI, Section 7 of the Constitution of this State relating to the constitutional officers of this State be amended so as to provide that no constitutional officer may serve more than three complete terms, to provide that for those constitutional officers elected in the 1994 election whether or not they have prior service in that constitutional office, this limitation on terms begins with the terms starting in January, 1995, and to provide that for those constitutional officers elected after 1994 whether or not they have prior service in that constitutional office, the limitation begins with the term the constitutional officer first serves after 1994?
Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."