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H. 3887
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer, Bailey, Kirsh, Cato, Edge, Huggins, Loftis, Stewart and Whitmire
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5318cm03.doc
Introduced in the House on March 27, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 1, 2003
Summary: South Carolina Home Builders Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/27/2003 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-24
4/1/2003 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-5
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TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2003, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA HOME BUILDER DAY" IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE MANY OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL HOME BUILDERS AND HOUSING SPECIALISTS IN OUR STATE.
Whereas, all Americans, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin have the right to pursue the American dream of home ownership; and
Whereas, home ownership provides a sense of security for South Carolina families and their children and results in better education, more secure neighborhoods, and a better quality of life for our children; and
Whereas, more than 30,000 new homes are built in South Carolina every year; and
Whereas, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina represents nearly 6,000 member companies and has nineteen local associations throughout the State; and
Whereas, members of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina also include diverse member companies that support home building including suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, real estate professionals, land development specialists, financial institutions, insurance agencies, and specialty contractors; and
Whereas, members of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina employ more than 65,000 South Carolinians and home building accounts for four percent of South Carolina's total economic activity; and
Whereas, the purchase of a home for most South Carolinians is the single largest investment they will ever make; and
Whereas, because housing affordability is increasingly becoming a problem for many South Carolina families, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina members believe that demand for new housing should be met by the private market to the greatest extent possible and that government action and intervention that increases the cost of housing should be considered carefully and enacted only when an overwhelming public need must be met and only after housing affordability is carefully considered; and
Whereas, the framers of the Constitution of the United States considered it important to ensure the protection of an individual's property rights by establishing these rights in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution; and
Whereas, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina is committed to the defense of private property rights and the right to buy and own a home; and
Whereas, the Home Builders Association of South Carolina and its members build the American dream. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, declare Wednesday, April 2, 2003, as "South Carolina Home Builder Day" in order to recognize and honor the many outstanding professional home builders and new housing professionals in our State.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Marc Ellis, 2003 President of the Home Builders Association of South Carolina.
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