South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3202

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3202
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Bowers
All Sponsors:                     Bowers, Campsen, Rodgers
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1150dw99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          General Assembly, House of 
                                  Representatives, reapportionment of election 
                                  districts, county population


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990121  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   19990114  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Campsen
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   19990106  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO REQUIRE, BEGINNING WITH THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER THE DECENNIAL CENSUS OF 2000, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO REAPPORTION ITSELF SO THAT A HOUSE DISTRICT MUST BE WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A COUNTY IF THE COUNTY HAS SUFFICIENT POPULATION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-35. Beginning with the reapportionment of the House of Representatives after the decennial census of the year 2000, the House of Representatives must reapportion itself to provide that if a county has sufficient population, an election district must be wholly contained within the county."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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