Bill 3111

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3111
Type of Legislation:               House Resolution HR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   J. Brown 
All Sponsors:                      J. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:           pt\2795dw.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Rules Committee 29 HR
Subject:                           Legislative Black Caucus
                                   Director, admittance to House floor
                                   (R-10.1); General Assembly,
                                   Rules

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970114  Introduced, referred to Committee        29 HR
House   19970108  Prefiled, referred to Committee          29 HR

TO AMEND RULE 10.1 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO PERSONS ADMITTED TO THE FLOOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE FLOOR.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 10.1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

"10.1 A person not a member, officer, or attache of the House shall not be admitted in the outer doors of the Chamber without the special leave of the House. The following persons, and no others, shall be admitted within the Hall at any time unless otherwise authorized by House Resolution; namely,

The present and former members and officers of the House of Representatives; the members of the Press as designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Governor; the present members and officers of the Senate; the present members and employees of the Legislative Council; employees of the respective legislative delegations; the staff director of the Legislative Black Caucus; and such persons as may be invited by order of the House; provided, no seat in the House shall be occupied by any one except the members thereof. No lobbyist, including former members registered as lobbyists, shall be admitted within the Hall without special leave of the House. No former member seeking personal favors nor any former member who is a candidate for a position which is elected by the General Assembly shall be admitted within the outer doors of the Chamber without special leave of the House.

Access to the House shall not be denied to sitting Senators.

Provided, that notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, access within the outer doors of the Chamber is denied to any former House member who has been convicted of a crime, the conviction of which would impose a maximum penalty of imprisonment of one year or more. This paragraph does not apply to a former House member who is reelected to either House of the General Assembly after the conviction of the crime referred to in this paragraph."