South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 289

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22777htc03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 29, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Governor, executive orders; circumstances when may be ordered

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/29/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   1/29/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING THE GOVERNOR, BY ADDING SECTION 1-3-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE GOVERNOR MAY ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-3-60.    No executive order is effective unless the Governor has been granted express statutory or constitutional authority to issue the order. All orders must contain a clause citing the appropriate authorization for the issuance of the executive order."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all executive orders issued on or after that date.

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