South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3981

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hamilton, Harrell, Clemmons and White
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3567sd11.docx

Introduced in the House on March 29, 2011
Currently residing in the House Committee on Rules

Summary: Appropriation bill to be available on General Assembly website prior to being considered (House Rule 5.3)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/29/2011  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 14)
   3/29/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Rules (House Journal-page 14)
   1/19/2012  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   1/24/2012  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/29/2011

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 5.3 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS BILLS ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE BEFORE THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING AMENDMENTS ON APPROPRIATIONS BILLS RETURNED FROM THE SENATE AND CONFERENCE OR FREE CONFERENCE REPORTS ON THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 5.3 of the Rules of the House is amended by adding a new item immediately after item G to read:

"H.    Public Availability: An Appropriations Bill, as defined in item F.1 of this Rule 5.3, and a Committee Report thereon must be made publicly available on the General Assembly's website for seventy-two hours before it may be considered by the House. An Appropriations Bill returned to the House as amended by the Senate must be made publicly available on the General Assembly's website for forty-eight hours before it may be considered by the House, and an Appropriations Bill conference or free conference report must be made publicly available on the General Assembly's website for twenty-four hours before it may be considered by the House. The time periods provided within this item H. may be waived by a roll call vote of a majority of the House members present and voting. However, nothing in this item H. shall be construed to restrict the ability of the House to set an Appropriations Bill for special order as provided in Rule 6.3."

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