South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4689

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Lucas and Delleney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7201ahb16.docx

Introduced in the House on January 19, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on January 21, 2016
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: S.C. Code of Laws Volumes 7A and 19

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2016  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 20)
   1/20/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 12)
   1/20/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 12)
   1/21/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
   1/21/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   1/21/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2016
1/19/2016-A

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INTRODUCED

January 19, 2016

H. 4689

Introduced by Reps. Lucas and Delleney

S. Printed 1/19/16--H.

Read the first time January 19, 2016.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO ADOPT REVISED CODE VOLUMES 7A AND 19 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR CONTENTS, AS THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAW OF THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2016.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code authorizes the Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner to contract to be prepared and published under their supervision and direction revised volumes of the Code of Laws.

(B)    The Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner have determined that Volumes 7A and 19 are appropriate for revision.

(C)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code also provides that the revised volumes must be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.

SECTION    2.    (A)    Revised Volume 7A containing Title 16, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 7A which contained Title 16.

(B)    Revised Volume 19 containing Title 58, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 19 which contained Title 58.

(C)    Revised Volumes 7A and 19 are adopted as part of the Code of Laws and, to the extent of their contents, are the only general permanent statutory law of the State as of January 1, 2016.

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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