South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 951

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Ford, Leventis, Ryberg, Ritchie and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7030dw06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3910, 4319

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Flags flown at half-staff

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/29/2005  Senate  Prefiled
  11/29/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/10/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   1/10/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-11

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/29/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 10-1-161, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY ORDER FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF WHEN AN ACT OF CONGRESS OR A PRESIDENTIAL ORDER IS ISSUED ORDERING FLAGS ON FEDERAL BUILDINGS BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 10-1-161 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 207 of 2004, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(F)    The Governor may order flags over the State Capitol Building to be lowered to half-staff for the same designated time when an act of Congress or a Presidential order is issued to lower flags to half-staff over federal buildings."

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

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