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H. 3076

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Altman and Coates
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11044ac03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Preferential treatment based on race not allowed

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-35
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-35

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF LAW OR REGULATION, NO POLICY, PROCEDURE, OR GOVERNMENTAL ACTION OF A STATE ENTITY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, AND NO FUNDS APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO STATE LAW MAY GRANT PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP BASED ON THE CRITERION OF RACE.

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

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

Section 1-1-1710.     No provision of law or regulation, no policy, procedure, or governmental action of a state entity or political subdivision of the State, and no funds appropriated pursuant to state law may grant preferential treatment to an individual or group based on the criterion of race."

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

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