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H. 3563
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Howard
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Introduced in the House on February 11, 2003
Last Amended on May 7, 2003
Rejected by the House on May 8, 2003
Summary: Straw distributed in restaurant or another public place must be covered in a wrapper
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/11/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-10 2/11/2003 House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-10 4/30/2003 House Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-85 5/6/2003 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Littlejohn, Altman, W.D. Smith, Stewart, Leach, Cotty, Kennedy, Young, Skelton, Moody-Lawrence, Duncan and Taylor HJ-25 5/7/2003 House Amended HJ-35 5/7/2003 House Read second time HJ-36 5/7/2003 House Roll call Yeas-55 Nays-54 HJ-36 5/8/2003 House Rejected HJ-100 5/8/2003 House Vote for passage: Yeas-43 Nays-55 HJ-102
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED
May 7, 2003
H. 3563
S. Printed 5/7/03--H.
Read the first time February 11, 2003.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 45-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STRAW THAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN A RESTAURANT OR ANOTHER PUBLIC PLACE MUST BE COVERED IN A WRAPPER.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 45 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 45-1-100. A straw that is distributed in a restaurant or another public place must be covered in a wrapper unless the straw is dispersed from a container designed to dispense a sterile straw individually and untouched."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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