South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3261

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Altman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3104dw03.doc

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

Summary: House Rules, third reading and previous question provisions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2002  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Rules
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced HJ-122
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-122

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2002

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 5.8 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THIRD READING OF BILLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BILL WHICH IS TO BE READ A THIRD TIME BEGINS AS IF THE PREVIOUS QUESTION HAS BEEN INVOKED AND TO PROVIDE FOR RESCINDING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY A VOTE OF FIFTY PERCENT OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING, A QUORUM BEING PRESENT.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 5.8 of the Rules of the House of Representatives be amended by adding the following paragraph at the end:

"At third reading of a bill, it is deemed to have the previous question invoked pursuant to the provisions of Rule 8.6. The provisions of this paragraph may be rescinded by a vote of fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present."

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