South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
Journal of the House of Representatives


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The House assembled at 9:00 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rev. Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr., as follows:

Our thought for today is from Isaiah 43:16: "Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, ..."

Let us pray. Gracious God, may we all recognize the works of Your hand. We give thanks to You for providing these Representatives the will to accomplish the good things which come from Your hand to our hand. Give these Representatives and staff strength and courage as they go through the budget process. Bless them and those who lead us in the Nation and State. Give the Speaker the necessary strength and stamina to lead us through the day's business. Protect our defenders of freedom. Heal the wounds, those seen and those hidden, of those who suffer and sacrifice for our freedom. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

ACTING SPEAKER DUCKWORTH IN CHAIR

ROLL CALL

The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bingham
Bowers                 Bradley                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Corley
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth


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Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Horne
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McEachern              W. J. McLeod
Merrill                D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Newton                 Norman                 Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Yow

STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Tuesday, March 22.

Terry Alexander                   Douglas "Doug" Brannon
Grady Brown                       Heather Crawford
Laurie Funderburk                 Dan Hamilton
Chris Hart                        Leon Howard
Ralph Kennedy                     H. B. "Chip" Limehouse
Peter McCoy, Jr.                  Cezar McKnight
Mia S. McLeod                     Harold Mitchell
Chris Murphy                      Wendy Nanney
Joseph Neal                       Mandy Powers Norrell
Richard "Rick" Quinn              Leola Robinson-Simpson
Todd Rutherford                   G. Murrell Smith


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McLain R. "Mac" Toole             David Weeks
Mark Willis                       Beth Bernstein

Total Present--121

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. THAYER a leave of absence for the day due to medical reasons.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. BERNSTEIN a temporary leave of absence due to a prior commitment.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. GAMBRELL a leave of absence for the day.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. ALLISON a leave of absence for the day due to medical reasons.

DOCTOR OF THE DAY

Announcement was made that Dr. M. David Mitchell of Spartanburg was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly.

CO-SPONSORS ADDED

In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below:

"5.2   Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a co-sponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or co-sponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member's or co-sponsor's written notification in the House Journal. The removal


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or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee."

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 3249 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   W. J. MCLEOD

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 3928 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   KING

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 4093 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   DUCKWORTH

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 4302 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   ERICKSON

CO-SPONSOR ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 4881 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   STRINGER

CO-SPONSORS ADDED

Bill Number:   H. 5109 (Word version)
Date:   ADD:
03/21/16   DUCKWORTH and COBB-HUNTER

RECORD FOR VOTING

I inadvertently was added as a sponsor to H. 4537. I wish the record to reflect that I did not intend to add my name to this Bill.

Rep. Harold Mitchell, Jr.


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RECORD FOR VOTING

After recusing myself from voting on Section 33 of H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill, I inadvertently voted on this Section yesterday. I wish the record to reflect that I meant to abstain from voting.

Rep. Dennis Moss

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. HAMILTON a temporary leave of absence due to family medical reasons.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. WILLIS a temporary leave of absence.

H. 5001--AMENDED AND INTERRUPTED DEBATE

Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Part IA:

H. 5001 -- Ways and Means Committee: A BILL TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016, TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

PART IA

SECTION 11--ADOPTED

Rep. TAYLOR proposed the following Amendment No. 19 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\006\che core mission functions.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
NEW-Accounting Manager I

94,184   94,184

(2.00)   (2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION


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ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
NEW-Program Manager I

300,000   300,000

(5.00)   (5.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
NEW-Program Manager II

313,334   313,334

(4.00)   (4.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
NEW-Program Manager III

101,000   101,000

(1.00)   (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
NEW-Program Coordinator I

38,000   38,000

(1.00)   (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 28, line 13, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

109,000   109,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 29, line 24, opposite /Employer Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

289,700   289,700
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.


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Rep. TAYLOR explained the amendment.
Rep. TAYLOR spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. LOFTIS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. MERRILL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. MERRILL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. LOFTIS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. W. J. MCLEOD spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. MERRILL moved to table the amendment.

Rep. LOFTIS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 78; Nays 21

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                G. A. Brown
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Delleney
Dillard                Erickson               Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hardee
Hayes                  Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Long
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Ott                    Pitts                  Pope
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon


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Tinkler                Toole                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Yow

Total--78

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bradley                R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Daning                 Douglas
Felder                 Funderburk             George
Hixon                  Loftis                 Lowe
McKnight               W. J. McLeod           Norman
Norrell                Southard               Stringer
Taylor                 Wells                  Willis

Total--21

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 96; Nays 4

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bradley
Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby


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Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
W. J. McLeod           Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Nanney
Neal                   Newton                 Norman
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--96

Those who voted in the negative are:

Chumley                Corley                 Hill
G. R. Smith

Total--4

Section 11 was adopted.

SECTION 17

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 97; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bannister              Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Cobb-Hunter            Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George


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Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Nanney
Neal                   Newton                 Norman
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Toole                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--97

Those who voted in the negative are:

Hill

Total--1

Section 17 was adopted.

SECTION 19

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 89; Nays 8

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown


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R. L. Brown            Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                Crosby                 Daning
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Newton                 Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Tinkler                Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--89

Those who voted in the negative are:

Burns                  Chumley                Hill
Nanney                 Norman                 Putnam
G. R. Smith            Toole

Total--8

Section 19 was adopted.


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SECTION 20A

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 93; Nays 4

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Bradley                R. L. Brown            Burns
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Nanney
Newton                 Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Toole                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--93


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Those who voted in the negative are:

Bedingfield            Chumley                Hill
Norman

Total--4

Section 20A was adopted.

SECTION 20F

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 94; Nays 2

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bradley
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon


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Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--94

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bedingfield            Hill

Total--2

Section 20F was adopted.

SECTION 21

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 96; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bannister              Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hardee                 Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Newton                 Norman


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Norrell                Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Toole                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--96

Those who voted in the negative are:

Hill

Total--1

Section 21 was adopted.

SECTION 44--ADOPTED

Rep. NORMAN proposed the following Amendment No. 38 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\norman ag marketing.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 44, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 120, line 3, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

500,000   500,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 44, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, page 120, line 21, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

300,000   300,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.


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Rep. NORMAN explained the amendment.
Rep. NORMAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL spoke against the amendment.

Rep. SIMRILL spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.

Rep. NORMAN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 92; Nays 18

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Bamberg
Bannister              Bowers                 G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
Kennedy                King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Wells


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Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Willis                 Yow

Total--92

Those who voted in the negative are:

Ballentine             Bedingfield            Bradley
Corley                 Daning                 Felder
Fry                    Hardee                 Hill
Huggins                Long                   Nanney
Newton                 Norman                 Putnam
Ryhal                  Southard               Williams

Total--18

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 3

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 Kennedy                King


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Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Newton                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Corley                 Hardee                 Norman

Total--3

Section 44 was adopted.

SECTION 49

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 98; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bedingfield            Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas


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Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hayes
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Kennedy
Kirby                  Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Nanney                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Toole                  Weeks                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--98

Those who voted in the negative are:

G. R. Smith

Total--1

Section 49 was adopted.

RECORD FOR VOTING

I was temporarily out of the Chamber on constituent business during the vote on Section 49, Part IA of H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill. If I had been present, I would have voted in favor of adopting the Section.

Rep. Patsy G. Knight


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SECTION 50

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 103; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hardee
Hayes                  Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 Kennedy                King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Nanney                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Weeks                  Wells                  White


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Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--103

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 50 was adopted.

SECTION 54--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE and SIMRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 69 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\water and sewer 1a.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 54, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, page 145, immediately after line 13, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
Statewide Water and Sewer Fund

4,250,000   4,250,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 104; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Corley


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H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Horne                  Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
Kennedy                Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lucas                  McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Weeks                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--104

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 54, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 57--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. PITTS, POPE, COBB-HUNTER, CLEMMONS, HOSEY and ERICKSON proposed the following Amendment No. 24 (Doc Name


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h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\circuit court judges x1.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 57, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 147, immediately after line 22 by inserting new lines to read:

Column 3   Column 4
New Positions:
Circuit Court Judge

410,715   410,715

(3.00)   (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 57, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 147, immediately after line 25, by inserting new lines to read:

Column 3   Column 4
New Positions:
Administrative Assistant

89,652   89,652

(3.00)   (3.00)
Court Reporter   135,915   135,915

(3.00)   (3.00)
Law Clerk   138,420   138,420

(3.00)   (3.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 57, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 147, line 27, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

69,000   69,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 57, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, page 149, line 19, opposite /Employer Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

401,244   401,244
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. PITTS explained the amendment.
Rep. PITTS spoke in favor of the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.


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The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 107; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
Corley                 H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Horne
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 Kennedy
Kirby                  Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper


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White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--107

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

RECORD FOR VOTING

After recusing myself from voting on Part IA, Section 57 of H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill, I inadvertently voted on Amendment No. 24, which concerns Section 57. I wish the record to reflect that I meant to abstain from voting.

Rep. Gary E. Clary

RECORD FOR VOTING

I was temporarily out of the Chamber on constituent business during the vote on Amendment No. 24, Section 57, Part IA of H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill. If I had been present, I would have voted in favor of adopting Amendment No. 24.

Rep. Terry Alexander

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 99; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                Corley                 H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester


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Fry                    Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Horne                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Jordan
Kennedy                King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McEachern              W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Tinkler                Toole                  Weeks
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--99

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 57, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 60--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. WILLIAMS proposed the following Amendment No. 61 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\williams, fathers and families.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 60, PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 153, lines 10 - 11, opposite /Center for Father and Families/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:


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Column 3   Column 4

400,000   400,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WILLIAMS explained the amendment.

Rep. PITTS moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Reps. PITTS, POPE, COBB-HUNTER, CLEMMONS, HOSEY AND ERICKSON proposed the following Amendment No. 93 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\007\CDV, PCC, X2.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 60, PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 153, immediately after line 12, by inserting a new line to read:

Column 3   Column 4
Summary Court Domestic Violence Prosecution

2,980,117   2,980,117
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. PITTS explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 108; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan


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Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 Kennedy
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Toole                  Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--108

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bowers                 Bradley


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Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Corley
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Jordan
Kennedy                King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Nanney                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Weeks                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 60, as amended, was adopted.


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SECTION 67--ADOPTED

Rep. FINLAY proposed the following Amendment No. 41 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\djj, finlay.docx), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 67, DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, page 169, line 20, opposite /other operating expenses/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

50,000   50,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. FINLAY explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 25; Nays 59

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                Burns                  Chumley
Clemmons               Daning                 Duckworth
Finlay                 Fry                    Funderburk
George                 Goldfinch              Hardee
Hill                   Loftis                 W. J. McLeod
Nanney                 Norman                 Ott
Ryhal                  G. R. Smith            Stringer
Toole

Total--25

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Clary                  Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Crosby
Dillard                Douglas                Forrester
Gagnon                 Gilliard               Govan
Hayes                  Henegan                Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges


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Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Lowe                   Mack
McCoy                  M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Neal                   Norrell                Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Robinson-Simpson       Simrill                J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Tinkler
Wells                  Whipper                Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--59

So, the amendment was rejected.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 86; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clyburn                Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Dillard                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell


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D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Nanney
Neal                   Norman                 Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Toole                  Wells
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--86

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 67 was adopted.

SECTION 71

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 94; Nays 2

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hardee
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Jordan                 Kennedy                King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse


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Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--94

Those who voted in the negative are:

Corley                 Hill

Total--2

Section 71 was adopted.

SECTION 72

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 83; Nays 2

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Dillard                Douglas                Felder
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hardee                 Henegan                Herbkersman


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Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Norrell
Ott                    Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Weeks                  Wells
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--83

Those who voted in the negative are:

Corley                 Norman

Total--2

Section 72 was adopted.

SECTION 82--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE, LUCAS, SIMRILL and LIMEHOUSE proposed the following Amendment No. 35 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\dmv online.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 2, opposite /Executive Director/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

122,969

(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 4, opposite


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/Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

4,377,002

(118.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 6, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

203,478

(2.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 8, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

85,174
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 9, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

63,058
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 16, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

20,953,097

(792.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 18, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by increasing the amount in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

1,776,149
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 19, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

12,603,340
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 24, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

4,186,374


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(157.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 26, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

98,378

(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 28, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

331,037
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 29, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

2,698,724
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 191, line 30, opposite /Plate Replacement/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

3,800,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 4, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

3,588,556

(119.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 6, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

98,111

(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 8, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

50,606
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 9, opposite


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/Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

3,115,333
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 14, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

1,683,334

(50.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 16, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

91,863

(1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 18, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

28,500
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 19, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

292,557
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 20, opposite /Facial Recognition Program/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

245,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 25, opposite /Classified Positions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

2,989,664

(50.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 192, line 27, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:


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Column 3   Column 4

6,606,034
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 82, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, page 193, line 1, opposite /Employee Benefits/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

14,911,662
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 92; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clyburn                Cole                   Corley
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Dillard                Douglas                Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Nanney
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill


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G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Toole                  Weeks
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Willis                 Yow

Total--92

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 85; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Chumley
Clary                  Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Knight                 Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Norman


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Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Wells                  White                  Willis
Yow

Total--85

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 82, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 83

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 81; Nays 3

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Clary
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Dillard
Douglas                Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Knight                 Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Mack                   McCoy
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Norrell


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Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--81

Those who voted in the negative are:

Corley                 Hill                   Norman

Total--3

Section 83 was adopted.

SECTION 84--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE, LUCAS, SIMRILL and LIMEHOUSE proposed the following Amendment No. 33 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\shf auth incr .docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 84, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 199, line 3, opposite /Other Operating Expenses/ by increasing the amount in Column 3 by:

Column 3   Column 4

100,000,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 94; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley


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Brannon                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   McCoy
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Nanney                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Toole                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--94

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. WHITE, LUCAS, SIMRILL and LIMEHOUSE proposed the following Amendment No. 31 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\transfer to shf.docx), which was adopted:


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Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 84, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, page 200, immediately after line 9, by inserting a new line to read:     Column 3   Column 4
VII. Non-recurring
State Highway Fund

15,320,000   15,320,000

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 96; Nays 2

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Knight                 Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Putnam                 Quinn


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Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Toole
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--96

Those who voted in the negative are:

G. A. Brown            Southard

Total--2

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 88; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Mack


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McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Nanney                 Neal
Norman                 Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Toole                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--88

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 84, as amended, was adopted.

Rep. PARKS moved that the House recede until 2:15 p.m., which was agreed to.

Further proceedings were interrupted by the House receding, the pending question being consideration of Part IA, Section 86.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 2:15 p.m. the House resumed, the SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE in the Chair.

ACTING SPEAKER LONG IN CHAIR

POINT OF QUORUM

The question of a quorum was raised.
A quorum was later present.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR


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LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. KENNEDY a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.

H. 5001--AMENDED AND ORDERED TO THIRD READING

Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Part IA, Section 86.

H. 5001--THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL

H. 5001 -- Ways and Means Committee: A BILL TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016, TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

SECTION 86--ADOPTED

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 93; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anthony                Atwater                Bales
Ballentine             Bamberg                Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cole
Collins                Corley                 H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Douglas
Duckworth              Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Hamilton               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Knight                 Loftis
Lucas                  McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss


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V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Nanney
Neal                   Newton                 Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--93

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 86 was adopted.

SECTION 105--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. HERBKERSMAN proposed the following Amendment No. 10 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\state auditor fte adjustment.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 105, SFAA-STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, page 237, lines 11-12, opposite /Classified Positions/ by Increasing the FTE(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

(1.00)   (1.00)
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 105, SFAA-STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, page 237, lines 15-16, opposite /Unclassified Positions/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

(1.00)   (1.00)
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.


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Rep. HERBKERSMAN explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 82; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bedingfield            Bradley
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Kirby                  Knight                 Loftis
Long                   Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Nanney                 Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--82


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Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 105, as amended, was adopted.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR

SECTION 106--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE, HERBKERSMAN and COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 34 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\EMPLOYEE PAY, HEALTH AND RETIREMENT INCREASE - 2.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 106, STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page 238, line 3, opposite /Base Pay Increase/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

17,197,534   17,197,534
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 106, STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page 238, lines 7-8, opposite /Health Insurance-Employer Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

330,161   330,161
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 106, STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page 238, line 9, opposite /SCRS Employer Contributions/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

182,311   182,311
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 1


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bingham                Bradley                Brannon
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Nanney                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106


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Those who voted in the negative are:

Hill

Total--1

The amendment was then adopted.

RECORD FOR VOTING

I was temporarily out of the Chamber when the roll call was taken on Amendment No. 34 to Section 106, Part IA of H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill. I missed the two minute roll call vote, however, if I had been present, I would have joined the unanimous chorus of votes and would have voted in favor of Amendment No. 34, to provide a 2% pay raise for State Employees.

Rep. James E. Smith

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE granted Rep. NANNEY a temporary leave of absence.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 49 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\pay increase 3%.docx), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 106, STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page 238, line 3, opposite /base pay increase/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

32,400,000   32,400,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. HILL raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 49 was out of order because the Amendment appropriated more than five million dollars and did not include the corresponding appropriation decrease in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation decrease would be made.


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Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke against the Point.
Rep. J. E. SMITH spoke against the Point.
The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE referred to Section 5.3B, stating that an amendment which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of five millions dollars during the fiscal year stated within the Appropriation Bill shall include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease within the same section that shall fully fund the amendments proposed appropriations or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease would occur. The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE sustained the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 49 to be out of order.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 50 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\001\PAY INCREASE 2.5%.DOCX), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 106, STATEWIDE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, page 238, line 3, opposite /base pay increase/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

24,300,000   24,300,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. HILL raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 50 was out of order because the amendment appropriated more than five million dollars and did not include the corresponding appropriation decrease in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation decrease would be made.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke against the Point.
Rep. J. E. SMITH spoke against the Point.
The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE referred to Section 5.3B, stating that an amendment which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of five millions dollars during the fiscal year stated within the Appropriation Bill shall include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease within the same section that shall fully fund the amendments proposed appropriations or have


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attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease would occur. The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE sustained the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 50 out of order.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 99; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bedingfield            Bowers
Bradley                G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Corley                 H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor


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Tinkler                Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--99

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 106, as amended, was adopted.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

SECTION 113--ADOPTED

Reps. OTT, GEORGE, KING, COBB-HUNTER and KNIGHT proposed the following Amendment No. 52 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\5% increase to lgf - ott.docx), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /AID - Local Government Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

10,630,971   10,630,971
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. HILL raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 52 was out of order because the Amendment appropriated more than five million dollars and did not include the corresponding appropriation decrease in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation decrease would be made.
Rep. OTT spoke against the Point.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke against the Point.
Rep. KING spoke against the Point.


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Rep. ALEXANDER spoke against the Point.
Rep. HILL spoke to the Point.
Rep. KNIGHT spoke against the Point.
Rep. BAMBERG spoke against the Point.
The SPEAKER stated the specific language of the Rule states that an appropriation in excess of five million dollars is required to make a specific appropriation reduction in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where a specific appropriation will be made. The SPEAKER stated that a reference stating that the appropriated funds would come from available surplus or balance did not make a specific appropriation reduction. He stated further that the specific appropriation reduction should reference a page and line where the dollars are to be obtained and the rule was required to be narrowly and strictly construed. The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 52 out of order.

Rep. BAMBERG moved that the House recede until 5:42 p.m.

Rep. BRADLEY moved to table the motion.

Rep. BAMBERG demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 66; Nays 45

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anthony                Atwater                Bales
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bingham
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Gagnon                 George                 Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hayes
Henderson              Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
Merrill                V. S. Moss             Murphy
Pitts                  Putnam                 Quinn


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Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Wells                  White
Whitmire               Willis                 Yow

Total--66

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Ballentine
Bamberg                Bowers                 R. L. Brown
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Collins
Corley                 Dillard                Douglas
Funderburk             Gilliard               Govan
Henegan                Hill                   Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Mack                   McEachern              M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Mitchell               D. C. Moss
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pope
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
J. E. Smith            Southard               Tinkler
Weeks                  Whipper                Williams

Total--45

So, the motion to recede was tabled.

Reps. SOUTHARD, CHUMLEY, HOSEY, RIVERS, CROSBY, DANING, BAMBERG, W. J. McLEOD, KIRBY, ALEXANDER, GEORGE, YOW, KING, KNIGHT, GAGNON, COBB-HUNTER, HENEGAN and MITCHELL proposed the following Amendment No. 53 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\fully fund local government fund- southard.docx), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /Aid - Local Government Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:


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Column 3   Column 4

100,598,115   100,598,115
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. SOUTHARD explained the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. HILL raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 53 was out of order because the Amendment appropriated more than five million dollars and did not include the corresponding appropriation decrease in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation decrease would be made.
The SPEAKER referred to Section 5.3B and sustained the Point of Order, ruling Amendment No. 53 to be out of order.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. W. J. MCLEOD a temporary leave of absence.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR

Rep. ATWATER proposed the following Amendment No. 80 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\INCREASE LGF FUNDING BY $4.5 M - ATWATER.DOCX), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /Aid - Local Government Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

4,500,000   4,500,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. ATWATER explained the amendment.
Rep. ATWATER spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. ATWATER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 45; Nays 57

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Bales                  Bannister              Bedingfield
Bradley                Burns                  Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Collins
H. A. Crawford         Delleney               Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Fry                    Gagnon                 Herbkersman
Hiott                  Hixon                  Howard
Johnson                Jordan                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  Merrill                V. S. Moss
Pitts                  Riley                  Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Taylor                 Wells
White                  Whitmire               Willis

Total--45

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Ballentine             Bamberg
Bingham                Bowers                 G. A. Brown
Chumley                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Crosby                 Daning                 Dillard
Douglas                Forrester              Funderburk
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hicks                  Hill                   Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Mack                   McEachern              M. S. McLeod
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             J. E. Smith            Sottile


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Southard               Tallon                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Whipper                Williams

Total--57

So, the House refused to table the amendment.

Rep. WHITE spoke against the amendment.
Rep. BAMBERG spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. ANTHONY spoke upon the amendment.
Rep. NEAL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HERBKERSMAN spoke against the amendment.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 32; Nays 70

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Atwater
Bamberg                Bowers                 G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Chumley                Crosby
Daning                 Douglas                Funderburk
George                 Gilliard               Hardee
Hicks                  Hill                   Hosey
King                   Knight                 McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Norman                 Norrell
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Rivers                 J. E. Smith            Southard
Tallon                 Whipper

Total--32

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anthony                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bradley
Brannon                Burns                  Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Delleney


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Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Gagnon                 Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 Kirby                  Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
Merrill                D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Pope
Riley                  Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--70

The amendment was then rejected.

Rep. ATWATER proposed the following Amendment No. 87 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\INCREASE LGF BY $1 MILLION - ATWATER.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /Aid - Local Government Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

1,000,000   1,000,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. ATWATER explained the amendment.

Rep. ATWATER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.


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Rep. OTT proposed the following Amendment No. 98 (Doc Name COUNCIL\DKA\5001C005.DKA.SA16.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /Aid-local government fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

10,630,971   10,630,971

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. OTT explained the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. COBB-HUNTER raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 98 was out of order because the Amendment appropriated more than five million dollars and did not include the corresponding appropriation decrease in the same section or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation decrease would be made.
The SPEAKER referred to Section 5.3B, stating that an amendment which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of five millions dollars during the fiscal year stated within the bill shall include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease within the same section that shall fully fund the amendments proposed appropriations or have attached to it a document explaining where the corresponding appropriation revenue decrease would occur. The specific appropriation reduction is made in the State Highway fund. The SPEAKER overruled the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 98 to be in order.

Rep. SANDIFER moved to table the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 70; Nays 31

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bingham
Bradley                R. L. Brown            Clary


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Clemmons               Cole                   H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Gagnon                 Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Henderson              Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Howard
Huggins                Johnson                Jordan
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
Merrill                D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Norman
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--70

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bamberg
Bowers                 Brannon                G. A. Brown
Cobb-Hunter            Collins                Dillard
Douglas                Funderburk             George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hayes
Henegan                Hosey                  Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Mack
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           Mitchell
Ott                    Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             J. E. Smith            Southard
Weeks

Total--31

So, the amendment was tabled.


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Rep. KING proposed the following Amendment No. 100 to (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\\INCREASE LGF BY $4.9M.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 113, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS - STATE TREASURER, page 247, line 3, opposite /Aid - Local Government Fund/ by increasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:

Column 3   Column 4

4,900,000   4,900,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. KING explained the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.

Rep. WHITE demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 72; Nays 26

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Brannon                Clary                  Clemmons
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Gagnon                 Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Huggins                Johnson                Jordan
Kirby                  Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  Merrill                D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Norman
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               G. R. Smith            Sottile


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Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--72

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson               Bamberg                Bowers
G. A. Brown            R. L. Brown            Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Dillard                Douglas
George                 Gilliard               Henegan
Hosey                  Jefferson              King
Knight                 Mack                   McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Neal                   Ott
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             J. E. Smith
Weeks                  Whipper

Total--26

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 104; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                G. A. Brown
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan


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Hamilton               Hardee                 Hayes
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--104

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 113 was adopted.

PART IB

SECTION 1--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 2 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\school districts flexibility.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 264, paragraph 1.28, line 27, by striking /operations/ and inserting /facilities/


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Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 264, paragraph 1.28, line 29, by striking line 29 in its entirety and inserting /percentage of its per pupil expenditures used for classroom instruction, instructional support, and only transportation, food service and safety within non-instruction pupil services /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 5 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\residential treatment facilities.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 269, paragraph 1.42, after line 15, by inserting:
/RTF facilities on the State Qualified Provider List not located within the boundaries of the state shall be reimbursed at a rate that may not exceed $45 per student per day for education services and school districts shall be eligible to receive a base student cost weighted funding of 2.10 provided that the student remains enrolled in the school district. Facilities providing the educational services shall notify the resident district in writing within forty-five calendar days that a student from the resident district is receiving educational services pursuant to the provisions of the proviso. Reimbursements shall be paid within sixty days of billing, provided the qualified facility has provided a copy of the invoice to both the District Superintendent and the finance office of the resident district being invoiced. Should the facility be unable to reach agreement with the resident school district regarding reasonable costs differences, the provider shall notify the Department of Education's Office of General Counsel. The Department of Education shall facilitate a resolution of the dispute between the facility and the resident school district within forty-five days of the notice of dispute. If the issue of reasonable cost differences should remain unresolved, a facility shall have the right to file a complaint in a Circuit Court. Additionally, qualified RTF providers' general education curriculum must be aligned to the South Carolina academic standards in the core content areas. All students with disabilities who are eligible for special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act


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(IDEA), as amended, and the State Board of Education (SBE) regulations, as amended, shall receive special education and related services in the least restrictive environment by appropriately certified personnel. Students in a qualified RTF will at all times be eligible to receive the educational credits (e.g., Carnegie Units) earned through their educational efforts. The resident school district and the RTF should develop a memorandum of understanding to outline the responsibilities of the RTF in providing the educational services and responsibilities, if any, of the resident school district while the student is housed in the RFT. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. ANTHONY proposed the following Amendment No. 7 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\reaches coaches.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 276, paragraph 1.66, lines 14-15, by striking /School districts may utilize literacy coaches as interventionists as included in the district reading plan and when supported by assessment data showing the district reading plan is improving literacy/ and inserting /School districts must request a waiver from the State Superintendent of Education in order to utilize literacy coaches as interventionists as included in the district reading plan and when supported by assessment data showing the district reading plan is improving literacy. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. ANTHONY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. G. R. SMITH and LOFTIS proposed the following Amendment No. 90 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\charter school transition funds.docx), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 277, paragraph 1.67, line 17, by striking /for/ and inserting /If funds are available for/


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Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 277, paragraph 1.67, line 18, by striking:/ from the local district or statewide transition funds /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 277, paragraph 1.67, line 19, by inserting after formula.:
/Funds due to charter schools will be determined using Fiscal Year 2016-17 135 Day ADM./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 277, paragraph 1.67, line 20, by inserting after district.:
/Funds requested may not exceed the difference in Education Finance Act revenue prior to the changes in the funding formula. No transition funds may be allocated to offset a loss in revenue that is the result of a reduction in pupils./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 277, paragraph 1.67, line 22, by inserting at the end:
/If any excess funds exist, they must be transferred to the Charter School Revolving Loan Program. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. G. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
Rep. BINGHAM spoke in favor of the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. KING raised the Point of Order that under Section 11-11-140, Amendment No. 90 was out of order in that it appropriated general fund revenues not recognized by the BEA.
The SPEAKER reviewed Section 11-11-140, which prohibits appropriations of surplus general fund revenues in excess of amounts officially recognized as such by the Board of Economic Advisors. The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 90 to be out of order.

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 3 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\teacher salary v2 gf.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 288, paragraph 1.91, line 12,


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by striking /Teacher Salary Supplement/ and inserting /Education Finance Act/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 288, paragraph 1.91, line 13 by striking the line in its entirety, and by inserting:
/one percent of the required two percent increase./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 4 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\facility assessment.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 288, after line 20, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(SDE: Facilities Tracking System and Assessment Assistance)   Funds appropriated to the Department of Education for facilities assessment shall be used to compile information regarding facilities and maintenance needs of each school district. Charter schools must be included. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 105; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole


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Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hayes                  Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--105

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 1, as amended, was adopted.


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SECTION 1A--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 8 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\008\ SCHOOL DISTRICT FLEX EIA.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 294, paragraph 1A.14, line 34, by striking /operations/ and inserting /facilities/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 294, paragraph 1A.14, by striking line 36 in its entirety and inserting /percentage of its per pupil expenditures used for classroom instruction, instructional support, and only transportation, food service and safety within non-instruction pupil services /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. ANTHONY proposed the following Amendment No. 9 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\008\REACHING COACHES EIA.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-EIA, page 310, paragraph 1A.66, lines 28-29, by striking /school districts may utilize literacy coaches as interventionists as included in the district reading plan and when supported by assessment data showing the district reading plan is improving literacy/ and inserting /school districts must request a waiver from the State Superintendent of Education in order to utilize literacy coaches as interventionists as included in the district reading plan and when supported by assessment data showing the district reading plan is improving literacy. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. ANTHONY explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 6 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\008\TEACHER SALARY EIA V2.DOCX), which was adopted:


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Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part 1B, Section 1A, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - EIA, page 315, paragraph 1A.79, line 21, by striking the line in its entirety, and by inserting :/ one percent of the required two percent increase./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henegan                Hicks
Hill                   Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott


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Parks                  Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 1A, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 3--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 67 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\006\need-based grants.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 3, LOTTERY EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT, page 323, paragraph 3.6, after line 20, by inserting:
/( ) Commision on Higher Education--Need-Based Grants $3,000,000 /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 103; Nays 4

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine


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Bamberg                Bannister              Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--103

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bedingfield            Chumley                Hill
Putnam

Total--4


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The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 109; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer


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Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis

Total--109

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 3, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 7--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. BINGHAM, COBB-HUNTER, ERICKSON, LONG, PARKS, HAYES and ANTHONY proposed the following Amendment No. 48 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\008\JDLH SUB 1.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 7, JOHN DE LA HOWE SCHOOL, page 327, paragraph 7.6, lines 15-30, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting /7.6 (JDLH: Transition) The General Assembly recognizes that multiple reports conducted over prior years have highlighted the cost inefficiencies of John de la Howe and the lack of data regarding the impact of the program on student outcomes.
The Board of Trustees of the John de la Howe School will be temporarily suspended for the current fiscal year. To wit, Sections 59-49-20, 59-49-40, 59-49-60, 59-49-80, 59-49-110, and 59-49-140 of the 1976 Code are suspended for the fiscal year. In accordance with the purposes of the will of Dr. John de la Howe, by September 30 of the current fiscal year, an advisory group comprised of one person each designated by the Director of the Department of Social Services, the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, the State Superintendent of the Department of Education, the Director of the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the Chair of the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children, a Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House, and a Senator appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate will recommend an educational, vocational, and life skills training program at the John de la Howe School for older youth who are at risk and who are aging out of the foster care or the juvenile justice supervisory programs of the Department of Social Services or the


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Department of Juvenile Justice. The program will utilize the funds appropriated to John de la Howe School for the costs of the program that will include school drop-out recovery to complete a high school degree, a GED program, vocational and employment training, and an aftercare program for transition of the youth to independent living and employment. Clemson University will collaborate with the advisory group regarding the development of a vocational farming component for the program.
Effective July 1, the funds appropriated to the John de la Howe School will be transferred to a line item contained in the appropriations section for the Department of Juvenile Justice. In consultation with the advisory group and as set forth herein, by November 30, the Department of Juvenile Justice will procure a contract with a non-profit child-service provider to operate the program. The non-profit child-service provider must be a nationally accredited (AdvancED) educational organization experienced in both child protection and juvenile justice programs and must be able to demonstrate a history of success in the operation of educational and vocational residential training programs for youth. The Department of Administration and the Executive Budget Office will assist the Department of Juvenile Justice as needed in the transition.
The Department of Social Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice will provide for the safe transition of the existing residents from John de la Howe School into such placements, programs and services as determined appropriate based on an assessment of their individual needs.
In the development of the program and in the qualifications and selection of the non-profit child-service provider, considerations by the advisory group will include the following:
(1) the overlap of needs of children who crossover for services between the Department of Social Services and the Department of Juvenile Justice;
(2) educational, school drop-out recovery, GED, vocational programs, life skills training programs, career and employment opportunities, and independent living programs for these older youth clients that can be provided using the John de la Howe School facilities, resources, and funding to assist these youth who are at risk and aging out of state services to prepare for success as adults;
(3) aftercare programs that will follow these youths into the community and help them to become established in viable employment and living situations that encourage a future free of homelessness,


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unemployment, poverty, alcohol and other substance abuse, criminal behavior, and dependence on public assistance;
(4) provide the existing child clients at John de la Howe School with a proper, safe transition to family reunification or other appropriate placements and services;
(5) provide consideration of current John de la Howe School employees, where appropriate, for employment pursuant to the new non-profit provider contract for program services; and,
(6) how the existing funds and youth vocational training programs can be applied to provide repairs and maintenance to the John de la Howe School buildings and grounds.
The Department of Juvenile Justice will provide procurement for the contract, fiscal administration of the funds, contract accountability, compliance, and reporting and will submit reports by June 30th of the current fiscal year and by June 30th of the next fiscal year to the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, and the Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children to inform the Committees regarding the status and progress of programs, operations, client data, facilities, and budget information. The advisory group may make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the future role of the John De La Howe School./
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Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 109; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning


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Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Neal                   Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--109

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 7, as amended, was adopted.


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SECTION 11--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. MERRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 11 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\006\college transition .docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 11, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 330, paragraph 11.12, line 7, by striking /$179,178/ and inserting /$350,000/
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Rep. MERRILL explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 103; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern


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McKnight               M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Stavrinakis            Stringer               Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--103

Those who voted in the negative are:

Hill

Total--1

Section 11, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 19

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 95; Nays 9

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bamberg                Bannister
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson


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Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Norrell                Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--95

Those who voted in the negative are:

Burns                  Chumley                Corley
Felder                 Hiott                  Norman
Putnam                 G. R. Smith            Taylor

Total--9

Section 19 was adopted.

SECTION 27--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 12 to (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\004\delete cl .docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 27, STATE LIBRARY, page 337, lines 25 - 35, and page 338, lines 1 - 4, paragraph 27.9, by striking the proviso in its entirety.


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Rep. STAVRINAKIS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 109; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Corley
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers


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Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--109

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 27, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 30

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                Corley                 H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight


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Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Stringer
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 30 was adopted.

SECTION 33--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. G. M. SMITH, CLYBURN, BALES and COLE proposed the following Amendment No. 22 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\rural health initiative.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 345, paragraph 33.27, line 32, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting /33.27.   (DHHS: Rural Health Initiative) From the funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Rural Health Initiative, the department shall partner with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine to develop a strategic plan for addressing medically underserved communities throughout the state. The University of South Carolina, School of Medicine will consult with the South Carolina Office of Rural Health in the development and


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implementation of the strategic plan. The department may leverage any and all available federal funds to implement this initiative.

(A)   The Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a plan to address the following provisions:

(1)   Rural Healthcare and Education - This initiative will be administered by the USC School of Medicine through a Center of Excellence to support and develop rural medical education and delivery infrastructure in South Carolina through clinical practice, training and research as well as collaboration with other state agencies and institutions. Funding will support Center staffing as well as the programs and collaborations delivering rural health research, the ICARED program, workforce development scholarships and recruitment, rural fellowships, health education development, and rural practice support and education.

(2)   Rural Residency Training Enhancement Grants - The department and USC School of Medicine shall determine areas for expanding or enhancing family medicine residency programs, and any other appropriate primary care specialties identified by the Department, into areas not served by Graduate Medical Education programs, in order to expose resident physicians to rural practice and enhance the opportunity to recruit these residents for long term practice in these rural and/or underserved communities. Up to $500,000 of the funds appropriated to the department for the Rural Health Initiative may be used for this purpose. The department and USC School of Medicine shall collaborate to determine a methodology for evaluating proposals and awarding enhancement grants. New training sites and/or residency positions are subject to approval as specified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Applications to the ACGME must be developed no later than June 30, 2017.

(B)   The Department of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, shall develop one or more competitive procurements for a facility capable of providing Emergency Care Services in a geographical area determined by the department to be medically underserved. This facility and any equipment shall be exempt from any Department of Health and Environmental Control Certificate of Need requirements or regulations. The facility must provide emergency care and observation beds twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The department shall seek one or more proposals from qualified entities to:

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incorporate the utilization of the Statewide Telemedicine Network.

(2)   Provide for the delivery of care and the management of daily operations in the facility.

(3)   The Center of Excellence, in cooperation with the department, will develop a plan to support and enhance primary care and specialty services in the region surrounding this facility.

(C)   The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and the Area Health Education Consortium's Office of Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning shall provide the department with any information required by the department in order to implement this proviso in accordance with state law and regulations. /
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Rep. G. M. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. COBB-HUNTER and MITCHELL proposed the following Amendment No. 91 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\healthcare cost.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 33, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, page 346, after line 21, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHHS: Healthcare Funding for the Uninsured) With the funds appropriated and authorized for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department shall commission a study to determine the amount of state revenue that is being utilized to provide healthcare to the uninsured and make recommendations on how the state could leverage other funds, such as federal, private grant, and provider fees, and existing programs such as the Healthy Outcomes Initiative and the federal Hospital Disproportionate Share program, to reduce the demand for state revenue and provide greater stability to all current state funded healthcare./
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.


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The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 82; Nays 3

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bowers
Bradley                R. L. Brown            Burns
Clary                  Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               V. S. Moss
Neal                   Norman                 Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Stringer               Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--82

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bedingfield            Hill                   Putnam

Total--3


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Section 33, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 34--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Rep. MURPHY proposed the following Amendment No. 65 (Doc Name COUNCIL\DKA\5001C006.DKA.SA16.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 358, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 34. (DHEC: Coastal Zone Boundary) Of the funds appropriated, the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2017, with an initial recommendation to revise the coastal zone boundary, if any, and the study shall begin with Dorchester County. /
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Rep. MURPHY explained the amendment.
Rep. WHIPPER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. G. M. SMITH spoke in favor of the amendment.

MOTION ADOPTED

On motion of Rep. G. M. Smith, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that "if any," be included in the language of Amendment No. 65, which was agreed to.

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. G. R. SMITH, LOFTIS, STRINGER, CHUMLEY and BURNS proposed the following Amendment No. 68 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\pol sub health.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 34, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, page 358, after line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (DHEC: Management of Healthcare Political Subdivisions) With the funds appropriated or authorized for the Department of Health and Environmental Control in Fiscal Year 2016-2017, the Department shall


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immediately revoke the license of any Healthcare operation that is also a Political Subdivision of South Carolina in the event that the governing board of the Political Subdivision attempts, votes, contracts, or takes any action to subcontract, lease, sublease, assign, convey, or in any manner rid itself of its duties enumerated in state law to operate the Political Subdivision Healthcare System./
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Rep. G. R. SMITH explained the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. BANNISTER raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 68 is not germane to the bill.
The SPEAKER overruled the Point of Order and ruled Amendment No. 68 to be in order.

Rep. BANNISTER spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.

Rep. LOFTIS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 79; Nays 8

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hodges
Huggins                Jefferson              Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Limehouse
Long                   Lowe                   McCoy


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McEachern              M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Parks
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Tinkler                Weeks
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--79

Those who voted in the negative are:

Burns                  Chumley                Corley
Hill                   Loftis                 Pitts
G. R. Smith            Stringer

Total--8

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 79; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Bedingfield            Bradley                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Cole                   H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Hamilton
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Howard                 Huggins


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Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Parks
Pitts                  Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--79

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 34, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 38--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. G. M. SMITH, CLYBURN, BALES and COLE proposed the following Amendment No. 23 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\dss tuition loan.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 38, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, page 367, after line 24, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(Tuition Reimbursement/Student Loan Repayment) The Department of Social Services is allowed to spend state, federal, and other sources of revenue to provide tuition reimbursement and/or student loan repayment to aid in retaining caseworkers and critical needs department jobs based on objective guidelines established by the State Director of the Department of Social Services.
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that are related to the agency's mission. All such leave is at the agency head's discretion.
The department may enter into an agreement with staff employed in critical need departments to repay them for their outstanding student loans and/or reimburse tuition expenses. The employee must be employed in a critical needs area, which would be identified at the agency head's discretion, be in a covered FTE, and not have any disciplinary actions. Participants in this program must agree to remain at the Department for a period of five years. The department may pay these employees up to $7,500 each year over a five-year period in accordance with a program developed by the Department. Payments will be made directly to the employee at the end of each year of employment. Payments cannot exceed the balance of the student loan or the cost of tuition./
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Rep. G. M. SMITH explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 67; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Bedingfield            Bradley
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clyburn                H. A. Crawford
Daning                 Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Funderburk
Gagnon                 Gilliard               Hamilton
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Kirby                  Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   McEachern
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell


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D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Neal
Norman                 Pitts                  Putnam
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Southard               Tallon
Tinkler                Weeks                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--67

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 38, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 49--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. HIXON and HERBKERSMAN proposed the following Amendment No. 56 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\prt welcome center complex mowing.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 374, after line 13, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(PRT: Welcome Center Complex Mowing), which was adopted: Of the funds appropriated for State Welcome Centers, the department is directed to ensure that at every Welcome Centers complex, the outer edge of the pavement of the adjacent highway, the highway control of access right of way line, and all boundaries surrounding the complex must be mowed in a manner to ensure that the entirety of the grounds are uniform in appearance. /
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Rep. HIXON explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. CLEMMONS proposed the following Amendment No. 57 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\PRT BEACH ACCESS PROVISO.DOCX), which was adopted:


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Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 49, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM, page 374, after line 13, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(PRT: Beach Access) Of the funds appropriated for state parks, the department shall utilize such funds to open pedestrian, non-motorized vehicular and golf cart ingress and egress to Myrtle Beach State Park at the intersection of US Highway 17 and Center South Road in Myrtle Beach, and / or at other location(s) which legally and safely affords such ingress and egress. Said access shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the department governing uniform closure of park ingress during periods of peak usage. /
Renumber sections to conform.
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Rep. CLEMMONS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 89; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Lucas
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod


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Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--89

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 49, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 50--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. BINGHAM and LOFTIS proposed the following Amendment No. 14 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\commercetrucking.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 50, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, page 376, after line 31, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(CMRC: Study of Employment of Entry-Level CDL Drivers by State and Local Agencies) From the funds appropriated to the Department of Commerce, the department shall establish a study committee to identify how best to facilitate and incentivize state and local government fleet operations in the hiring of entry-level Commercial Drivers' License holders. The study committee shall develop recommendations for the General Assembly to consider which include, but are not limited to, coordination and cooperation with the Department of Education and the State Technical College system; minimal and/or targeted agency entry-level employment-level objectives; state-sponsored incentives; limitations on liability; state-sponsored insurance coverage underwriting for some initial period of employment; payroll tax


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exemptions or incentives; and other state-sponsored support.

The study committee shall be comprised of ten members as follows:

(1)   two members appointed by the Governor, one of whom is an employee of the South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund and one of whom is an employee of the Department of Administration;

(2)   two members appointed by the Chairman of the House Education and Public Works Committee, one of whom is a member of the committee and one of whom is an employee of the Department of Education;

(3)   two members appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, one of whom is a member of the committee and one of whom is an employee of the Technical College System;

(4)   one member appointed by the Secretary of Transportation;

(5)   one member appointed by the South Carolina Municipal Association;

(6)   one member appointed by the South Carolina Association of Counties; and

(7)   one member appointed by the South Carolina Trucking Association.

Members of the study committee shall possess experience and expertise in human resources, safety, risk, fleet management, or other areas consistent with this objective. Staff support shall be provided by the Department of Commerce, with assistance from the staffs of the Senate Transportation Committee and the House Education and Public Works Committee, upon request. Findings and recommendations shall be submitted to the General Assembly by October 31, 2016./
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Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 87; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon


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Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  McEachern              M. S. McLeod
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Spires
Stavrinakis            Taylor                 Tinkler
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--87

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 50, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 52

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 87; Nays 0


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bedingfield            Bradley
Brannon                Clary                  Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                D. C. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Taylor
Tinkler                Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis

Total--87

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 52 was adopted.


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SECTION 54--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE and SIMRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 13 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\003\water and sewer proviso.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 54, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY, page 377, after line 26, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(RIA: Statewide Water and Sewer Fund) The Rural Infrastructure Authority shall use the funds allocated for the Statewide Water and Sewer Fund to assist qualified infrastructure projects not eligible for the Rural Infrastructure Fund. The Authority shall utilize the same procedures and guidelines established for the Rural Infrastructure Fund to select qualified projects for the Statewide Water and Sewer Fund. The authority may carry forward from the prior fiscal year into the current fiscal year, funds appropriated to the Statewide Water and Sewer Fund./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 84; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Brannon
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight


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Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tinkler                Wells                  White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis

Total--84

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 89; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bedingfield            Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Goldfinch              Hamilton
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hixon


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Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Loftis
Long                   Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Tinkler                Wells
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--89

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 54, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 60--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. PITTS, POPE, COBB-HUNTER, CLEMMONS, HOSEY and ERICKSON proposed the following Amendment No. 27 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\cdv summary court proviso pcc.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 60, PROSECUTION COORDINATION COMMISSION, page 383, after line 14, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(Summary Court Domestic Violence Fund Distribution)   The Summary Court Domestic Violence Prosecution funding shall be distributed based upon ten percent of the average incoming caseload for each county as reported by the South Carolina Judicial Department for the prior 3 fiscal years./
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Rep. PITTS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 94; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bedingfield            Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Loftis                 Long                   Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McEachern
M. S. McLeod           D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Norman
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Wells                  Whipper                White


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Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--94

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 60, as amended, was adopted.

SECTION 64--ADOPTED

Rep. WILLIAMS proposed the following Amendment No. 74 (Doc Name COUNCIL\BBM\5001C016.BBM.DG16.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 64, LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL, page 391, after line 36, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 64. .   (LETC: Transfer for Domestic Violence)   From the funds apporpiated, the Law Enforcement Training Council shall transfer $400,000 to the Commission for Minority Affairs for a domestic violence program.   /
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Rep. WILLIAMS explained the amendment.

Rep. PITTS moved to table the amendment.

Rep. WILLIAMS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 64; Nays 27

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bingham
Brannon                Clary                  Clemmons
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Douglas                Duckworth


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Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Gagnon                 Goldfinch
Hayes                  Henderson              Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Huggins                Johnson
Jordan                 Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Long                   Lucas
M. S. McLeod           Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Norman                 Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Riley                  Rivers
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Tallon                 Taylor
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Willis

Total--64

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bamberg                Bowers                 Bradley
R. L. Brown            Clyburn                George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hardee
Hart                   Hodges                 Hosey
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Lowe                   Mack                   McKnight
Neal                   Ryhal                  J. E. Smith
Whipper                Williams               Yow

Total--27

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 102; Nays 0


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Long
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--102

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0


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Section 64 was adopted.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER granted Rep. LONG a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR

SECTION 91--ADOPTED

Reps. COBB-HUNTER and MITCHELL proposed the following Amendment No. 105 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\010\health ad hoc.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 91, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, page 416, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (LEG: Healthcare Funding for the Uninsured) From the funds appropriated to the House of Representatives and the Senate, there is created an ad hoc study committee to address the issue of determining the amount of state revenue that is being utilized to provide healthcare to the uninsured. The committee shall be comprised of nine members appointed as follows: one member appointed by the Speaker of the House, one member appointed by the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, one member appointed by the House Majority Leader, one member appointed by the House Minority Leader, one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, one member appointed by the Senate Majority Leader, one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader and one member appointed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. Appointees should have knowledge and/or experience in the areas of healthcare and/or health insurance. Staff for the ad hoc study committee shall be provided by the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee.

The committee shall make recommendations on how the state could leverage federal funds, private grants, provider fees, and existing programs such as the Healthy Outcomes Initiative and the federal Hospital Disproportionate Share program to reduce the demand for state revenue and provide greater stability to all current state funded healthcare. A report on the committee's findings and recommendations


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shall be submitted to the members of the General Assembly by February 1, 2017./
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. TAYLOR moved to table the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 67; Nays 43

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Brannon                Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Gagnon                 Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Henderson
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  Merrill                D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Newton
Norman                 Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Tallon                 Taylor                 Wells
White                  Whitmire               Willis
Yow

Total--67


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Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bamberg                Bowers
R. L. Brown            Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Dillard                Douglas                Funderburk
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hart                   Hayes                  Henegan
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Jefferson              King                   Kirby
Knight                 Mack                   McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           Mitchell
Neal                   Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis
Tinkler                Weeks                  Whipper
Williams

Total--43

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Atwater
Bales                  Ballentine             Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman


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Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 91 was adopted.

SECTION 117--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. WHITE, COBB-HUNTER and HERBKERSMAN proposed the following Amendment No. 36 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\employee pay raise proviso 117.118.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 485, paragraph 117.118, lines 5,8,11,12,14,17,19, 21 and 23, by striking /one/ and inserting /two/


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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 54 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\001\117.118 PAY INCREASE 3%.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 485, paragraph 117.118, lines 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21 and 23, by striking /one/ and inserting /three/
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 55 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\001\117.118 PAY INCREASE 2.5%.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 485, paragraph 117.118, lines 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21 and 23, by striking /one/ and inserting /two and one-half/
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. DOUGLAS proposed the following Amendment No. 103 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\pay plan less than 75k.docx), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 485, paragraph 117.118, lines 1 - 32, by striking the proviso in its entirety and by inserting:
/   117.118.   (GP: Employee Compensation) The amounts


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appropriated to the Department of Administration F300-Statewide Employee Benefits for Employee Pay Increases must be allocated by the department Department of Administration, Executive Budget Office to the various state agencies to provide for employee pay increases for state employees whose annual equivalent salary on July 1, 2016, is less than $75,000 in accordance with the following plan:

(1)   With respect to classified and non-judge judicial classified employees, effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year, the compensation of all classified employees shall be increased by zero two percent.

(2)   With respect to unclassified and non-judge judicial unclassified employees or unclassified executive compensation system employees not elsewhere covered in this act, effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year the compensation of all unclassified employees shall be increased by zero two percent. Any employee subject to the provisions of this paragraph shall not be eligible for compensation increases provided in paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

(3)   Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year, agency heads not covered by the Agency Head Salary Commission, shall receive an annualized base pay increase of zero two percent.

(4)   With respect to local health care providers compensation increases shall be zero two percent effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year. With respect to Area Agencies on Aging funded by the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging, compensation shall be increased by zero two percent effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year. With respect to local councils on aging or local providers of services funded by the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging through Area Agencies on Aging, no pay increases will be allowed. School Bus Driver salary and fringe funding to school districts shall be increased by zero two percent.

(5)   Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year, the Chief Justice and other judicial officers shall receive an annualized base pay increase of zero two percent.

(6)   Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after July first of the current fiscal year, county auditors and county treasurers shall receive an annualized base pay increase of zero two percent.

(7)   For Fiscal Year 2016-17, the Executive Budget Office is directed to review Executive Branch agencies to determine whether their


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budgets warrant an other fund authorization increase due to the two percent compensation increase for all full-time employees. If so warranted, the Executive Budget Office shall work with the Office of the Comptroller General to increase such authorization for the affected agencies.

Notwithstanding the provisions of items (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), state employees whose annual equivalent salary is $75,000 or greater on July, 1, 2016, shall not be eligible to receive the two percent base pay increase.

The Department of Administration shall allocate associated compensation increases for retirement employer contributions based on the retirement rate of the retirement system in which individual employees participate.

The Executive Director of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority is authorized to use excess appropriations for the current fiscal year designated for statewide employer contributions for other statewide purposes. At the discretion of the Executive Director of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, such action may be considered a permanent transfer into the receiving agency's base budget.

Funds appropriated in Part IA, F300, Section 106, Statewide Employee Benefits may be carried forward from the prior fiscal year into the current fiscal year. /
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Rep. DOUGLAS explained the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment, which was not agreed to.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 46; Nays 56

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bamberg
Bowers                 R. L. Brown            Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Dillard                Douglas
Felder                 Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Govan                  Hardee


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Hart                   Hayes                  Henegan
Hill                   Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Mack                   McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           Mitchell
D. C. Moss             Neal                   Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Parks
Putnam                 Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson
J. E. Smith            Southard               Tinkler
Weeks                  Whipper                Williams
Yow

Total--46

Those who voted in the negative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Brannon                Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Delleney               Duckworth              Erickson
Forrester              Fry                    Goldfinch
Hamilton               Henderson              Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Huggins                Johnson                Jordan
Limehouse              Lowe                   McCoy
Merrill                V. S. Moss             Murphy
Newton                 Pitts                  Pope
Quinn                  Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon
Taylor                 Wells                  White
Whitmire               Willis

Total--56

So, the amendment was rejected.

Reps. BINGHAM and ERICKSON proposed the following Amendment No. 59 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-


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wm\008\revolving loan fund.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 490, paragraph 117.129, lines 15 - 18, by striking the proviso in its entirety./(GP: Revolving Loan Fund) By July 15, 2016, the State Treasurer shall issue a request for proposal for a South Carolina non-profit corporation to manage the application and review process of the Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program established in Section 59-40-175, of the 1976 Code. Funds shall be made available to approved applicants no later than October 1 each year so that facility plans may proceed for the following school year./
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Rep. ERICKSON explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. KIRBY, PITTS, WHITE and LOWE proposed the following Amendment No. 28 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\007\KIRBY, LYNCHES RIVER BOAT LANDING.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 491, paragraph 117.132, line 7, after maintenance; by striking:/ and /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 491, paragraph 117.132, line 8, after replacement by inserting: /; and $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Natural Resources for a boat landing at Lynches River /
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Rep. PITTS explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 66; Nays 39

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bedingfield            Brannon
Burns                  Clemmons               Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Douglas


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Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
George                 Goldfinch              Govan
Hardee                 Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Hicks                  Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
McEachern              McKnight               Merrill
Mitchell               V. S. Moss             Murphy
Ott                    Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Tallon
Taylor                 Wells                  White
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--66

Those who voted in the negative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bamberg
Bannister              Bingham                Bowers
Bradley                R. L. Brown            Clary
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Dillard
Funderburk             Gilliard               Hamilton
Hart                   Hill                   Hosey
Huggins                Mack                   McCoy
M. S. McLeod           D. C. Moss             Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Parks                  Quinn                  Robinson-Simpson
Simrill                G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tinkler                Weeks                  Whipper

Total--39

The amendment was then adopted.


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Rep. CLEMMONS proposed the following Amendment No. 25 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\007\clemmons, step deletion .docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 492, paragraph 117.134, lines 5 - 8, by striking the proviso in its entirety.
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Rep. CLEMMONS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. HILL proposed the following Amendment No. 20 to (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\006\sbdc .docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 492, after line 22, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Small Business Development Centers) Clemson University, the University of South Carolina, Winthrop University, South Carolina State University, and the South Carolina Department of Commerce are prohibited from utilizing state funds for the operation of their respective Small Business Development Centers./
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Rep. HILL explained the amendment.
Rep. FORRESTER spoke against the amendment.

Rep. BRANNON moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. RUTHERFORD proposed the following Amendment No. 96 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\state employee leave donation.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 492, after line 22, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(GP: State Employee Leave Donation), which was adopted: A state employee may make a written request to the employing agency that a specified number of hours of his accrued annual and/or sick leave be transferred from his annual and/or sick leave account to a specific leave


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recipient rather than to a leave pool account. An employee with less than fifteen days in his sick leave account may not transfer any sick leave to the recipient, and an employee with more than fifteen days in his sick leave account may transfer sick leave to the recipient if he retains a minimum of fifteen days in his own sick leave account. Once leave of an employee has been transferred to the recipient, it may not be restored or returned to the leave donor./
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Rep. RUTHERFORD explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. KING proposed the following Amendment No. 102 to (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\legislative delegation office space.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 492, after line 22, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/(GP: Legislative Delegation Office Space), which was tabled: In the current fiscal year, a member of a legislative delegation is permitted to expend funds for office space and personnel utilizing the legislative delegation's funds, without the consent of the entire legislative delegation./
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Rep. KING explained the amendment.

Rep. NORMAN moved to table the amendment.

The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 47 to 45.

Rep. NORRELL proposed the following Amendment No. 106 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\gr retirement system.docx), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 492, after line 22, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: General Assembly Retirement System) for Fiscal Year 2016-17 any member of the General Assembly who is not a member of the


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General Assembly Retirement System may choose to opt into the system./
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Rep. NORRELL explained the amendment.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. WHITE raised the Point of Order that under Rule 5.3B, Amendment No. 106 to H. 5001, the General Appropriation Bill, was out of order as it was not germane to the Bill.
Rep. NORRELL spoke against the Point.
Rep. OTT spoke against the Point.
The SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE sustained the point of order and ruled Amendment No. 106 out of order.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 107; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bamberg                Bannister
Bedingfield            Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Dillard                Douglas
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Finlay                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas


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Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--107

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 117, as amended, was adopted.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

SECTION 118--AMENDED AND ADOPTED

Reps. SIMRILL, COLLINS, NORMAN, BALLENTINE, HUGGINS, ATWATER, BEDINGFIELD, HAMILTON, G. R. SMITH and QUINN proposed the following Amendment No. 101 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\004\MVST TO SHF. DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 502, lines 35 - 36, and page 503, lines 1 - 6, paragraph 118.14, by striking the proviso in its entirety and inserting the following: /(SR: Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Revenue)   For the current fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall transfer $65,680,000 from Motor Vehicle Sales Tax revenues credited to the general fund to the State Highway Fund./


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Renumber sections to conform.
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Rep. SIMRILL explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 108; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bingham                Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard


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Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--108

Those who voted in the negative are:

McKnight

Total--1

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. HAYES, WHITE, BINGHAM, ANTHONY and GOVAN proposed the following Amendment No. 15 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\008\ABBEVILLE TRR. DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 503, paragraph 118.16, line 23, by striking /$138,518,632/ and inserting /$139,260,007/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 503, paragraph 118.16, line 24, by striking: /and/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 503, paragraph 118.16, line 25, by striking: /./ and inserting /;/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 503, paragraph 118.16, after line 25, by inserting:
/ (6) $5,494,506 from Fiscal Year 2015-16 F30 Carry Forward and Bonus Lapse./
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 504, paragraph 118.16, after line 9, by inserting an appropriately numbered subitem to read: / ( ) Districts with a Poverty Index of Eighty Percent or Higher $9,058,672 /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 504, paragraph 118.16, line 10, opposite (a) Technology Technical Assistance by striking: /$16,800,000/ and by inserting: /$13,977,209 /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 504, paragraph 118.16, after line 12, by inserting an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:


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/ ( .1)   The Department of Education shall allocate the $9,058,672 appropriated above for districts with a poverty index of eighty percent or higher to provide for Teacher Recruitment and Retention. The funds shall be allocated on a pro rata basis to each district based on the districts 45 day student enrollment count. /
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Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 106; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn


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Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--106

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. SIMRILL, WHITE, LUCAS and LIMEHOUSE proposed the following Amendment No. 107 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\ AMEND\H-WM\004\NR SHF LANG.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 504, paragraph 118.16 Item (2), lines 1 and 2, by striking the item in its entirety and inserting:
/(2) U120 - Department of Transportation

State Highway Fund $135,000,000

(2.1) Funds appropriated above in item 2 shall be credited to the State Highway Fund for paving, rehabilitation, resurfacing, and/or reconstruction of the Primary Road System. Unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be carried forward and expended for the same purposes. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, after line 32, by inserting:
/ (C) Of the funds appropriated or authorized to the Department of Transportation, the department shall develop and implement a needs-based weighting methodology to allocate funding within the state funded resurfacing program, which shall include consideration on a county-by-county basis, to ensure that each county in the state is guaranteed funding./
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Rep. SIMRILL explained the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. D. C. MOSS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. W. J. MCLEOD spoke upon the amendment.

Rep. NEAL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. BAMBERG spoke against the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 84; Nays 23

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bannister              Bedingfield            Bingham
Brannon                Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Gagnon                 George
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hiott
Hixon                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
McEachern              W. J. McLeod           Merrill
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Newton                 Norman                 Ott
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Tinkler                Weeks


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Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--84

Those who voted in the negative are:

Bamberg                Bowers                 R. L. Brown
Crosby                 Funderburk             Gilliard
Hardee                 Hart                   Hill
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Mack                   McKnight               M. S. McLeod
Neal                   Norrell                Parks
Robinson-Simpson       Ryhal                  J. E. Smith
Taylor                 Wells

Total--23

The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. R. L. BROWN proposed the following Amendment No. 16 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\004\RB BOOK MOBILE 2.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/( ) H870 - State Library

Colleton County Bookmobile Replacement $200,000 /
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Rep. R. L. BROWN explained the amendment.

Rep. R. L. BROWN moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Reps. R. L. BROWN and BAMBERG proposed the following Amendment No. 17 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\004\RB BOOKMOBILE 2.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:


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/( ) H870 - State Library

Colleton County Bookmobile Replacement $150,000 /
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Rep. R. L. BROWN explained the amendment.

Rep. R. L. BROWN moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. DANING proposed the following Amendment No. 39 to (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\004\USS CLAMA-GORE.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/( ) P360 - Patriots Point
    USS Clamagore Restoration (Requires 2:1 Match) $1,000,000/
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Rep. DANING explained the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.

Rep. DANING demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 59; Nays 43

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bannister              Bedingfield
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Burns
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Dillard                Duckworth
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
Hamilton               Hardee                 Henderson
Hicks                  Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan


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Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Neal                   Norman                 Pitts
Putnam                 Quinn                  Riley
Ryhal                  Sandifer               G. R. Smith
Southard               Spires                 Tallon
Taylor                 Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--59

Those who voted in the negative are:

Atwater                Bamberg                Bowers
Bradley                Chumley                Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Douglas
Felder                 Finlay                 Funderburk
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Hayes                  Henegan                Hill
King                   Kirby                  Limehouse
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Murphy                 Newton
Norrell                Ott                    Pope
Ridgeway               Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Simrill                G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Stavrinakis            Tinkler
Weeks

Total--43

So, the amendment was tabled.

Reps. J. E. SMITH, OTT, COBB-HUNTER, W. J. MCLEOD, BAMBERG, RUTHERFORD and GOVAN proposed the following Amendment No. 58 (Doc Name COUNCIL\BBM\5001C014. BBM.DG16.DOCX), which was rejected:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:


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/ 118.___.   (SR: Fuel Surcharge)   (A)   In the current fiscal year, there is imposed a surcharge of ten cents a gallon on all gasoline, gasohol, blended fuels containing gasoline that are used or consumed for any purpose in this State, all diesel fuel, substitute fuels, or alternative fuels, or blended fuels containing diesel fuel that are used or consumed in this State in producing or generating power for propelling motor vehicles. The surcharge imposed pursuant to this subsection must be imposed, collected, administered, and credited in the same manner as the motor fuel user fee imposed pursuant to Section 12-28-310.

(B)   In the current fiscal year, there is imposed a surcharge upon every motor carrier for the privilege of using the streets and highways in this State. The surcharge is equivalent to ten cents a gallon, calculated on the amount of gasoline or other motor fuel used by the motor carrier in its operations within this State. The surcharge imposed pursuant to this subsection must be imposed, collected, administered, and credited in the same manner as the road tax imposed pursuant to Section 56-11-410. Every motor carrier subject to the surcharge imposed pursuant to this subsection is entitled to a credit on the surcharge equivalent to ten cents per gallon on all gasoline or other motor fuel purchased by the carrier within this State for use in operations either within or without this State and upon which gasoline or other motor fuel tax or surcharge imposed by the laws of this State has been paid by the carrier. /
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Rep. J. E. SMITH explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 43; Nays 65

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bamberg                Bernstein
Bowers                 R. L. Brown            Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Dillard                Douglas
Funderburk             George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hart                   Hayes
Henegan                Hodges                 Hosey


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Howard                 Jefferson              King
Limehouse              Mack                   McKnight
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Mitchell
Neal                   Ott                    Parks
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
J. E. Smith            Stavrinakis            Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
Williams

Total--43

Those who voted in the negative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Cole                   Collins
H. A. Crawford         Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Gagnon                 Goldfinch
Hamilton               Hardee                 Henderson
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  McCoy
McEachern              Merrill                D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Newton
Norman                 Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Spires                 Tallon
Taylor                 White                  Whitmire
Willis                 Yow

Total--65

So, the amendment was rejected.


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Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 70 (Doc Name COUNCIL\BBM\5001C015.BBM.DG16.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, after line 32, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 118.___.   (SR: Earned Income Tax Credit) For the income tax year that ends in the current fiscal year, there is allowed as a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-510 on a full-year resident individual taxpayer an amount equal to three and one-half percent of the earned income tax credit (EITC) allowed the taxpayer pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 32. If the amount of the credit allowed by this section exceeds the tax imposed on the taxpayer pursuant to Section 12-6-510, the excess must be refunded to the taxpayer.   /
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Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. J. E. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 104 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\$3 M FOR FLOOD RELIEF - J SMITH.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, item 32 E240 - Office of Adjutant General after line 24, by inserting an appropriately numbered subitem and provision to read:
/( ) EMD - Flood Disaster Relief $3,000,000/
( ) Of the $3,000,000 appropriated above for EMD - Flood Disaster Relief, funding shall be distributed to low-income families who are in need of residential home repairs due to the October 2015 Floods. Prior to distribution of funds the office of the Emergency Management Division shall verify that a family has been affected by the October 2015 flooding. Receipt of this funding must not disqualify a person from receiving funding from FEMA.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. J. E. SMITH explained the amendment.


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Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.

Rep. J. E. SMITH demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 67; Nays 41

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bannister
Bedingfield            Bingham                Bradley
Brannon                Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
Goldfinch              Hamilton               Hardee
Henderson              Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
McCoy                  Merrill                D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Newton
Norman                 Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Riley
Rivers                 Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Tallon                 Taylor                 Wells
White                  Whitmire               Willis
Yow

Total--67

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bamberg                Bernstein
Bowers                 R. L. Brown            Cobb-Hunter
Dillard                Douglas                Funderburk
George                 Gilliard               Govan
Hart                   Hayes                  Herbkersman
Hodges                 Hosey                  Jefferson


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King                   Kirby                  Knight
Mack                   McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Mitchell
Neal                   Ott                    Parks
Ridgeway               Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
J. E. Smith            Tinkler                Weeks
Whipper                Williams

Total--41

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. J. E. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 108 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\columbia museum of art 250k.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, item 34 P280 - Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism after line 32, by inserting an appropriately numbered subitem to read:
/( ) Columbia Museum of Art $250,000/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. J. E. SMITH explained the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Rep. J. E. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 109 (Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\005\COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART 100K.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 118, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 506, paragraph 118.16, item 34 P280 - Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism after line 32, by inserting an appropriately numbered subitem to read:
/( ) Columbia Museum of Art $100,000/
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. J. E. SMITH explained the amendment.

Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. J. E. SMITH demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:

Yeas 58; Nays 48

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Atwater                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bradley                Brannon                Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Duckworth              Erickson               Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Gagnon
Goldfinch              Hamilton               Hardee
Henderson              Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Johnson                Jordan                 Limehouse
Lowe                   Lucas                  D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Newton
Norman                 Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Riley                  Rivers
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. R. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Tallon                 Taylor
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Willis

Total--58

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Ballentine             Bamberg
Bernstein              Bingham                Bowers
R. L. Brown            Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Dillard                Douglas                Finlay
Funderburk             George                 Gilliard
Govan                  Hart                   Hayes
Henegan                Hodges                 Hosey
Huggins                Jefferson              King
Kirby                  Knight                 Mack
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Mitchell               Neal                   Ott


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Parks                  Quinn                  Ridgeway
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             G. M. Smith
J. E. Smith            Tinkler                Weeks
Whipper                Williams               Yow

Total--48

So, the amendment was tabled.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 108; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bernstein              Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Forrester              Fry
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Gilliard               Goldfinch              Govan
Hamilton               Hardee                 Hart
Hayes                  Henderson              Henegan
Herbkersman            Hicks                  Hill
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse
Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell


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Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--108

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

Section 118, as amended, was adopted.

PART IA, SECTION 99--RECONSIDERED, AMENDED,
AND ADOPTED

Rep. WHITE moved to reconsider the vote whereby Part IA, Section 99 was rejected, which was agreed to.

Rep. BRADLEY proposed the following Amendment No. 92 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\005\defund rsic commissioners. docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 99, RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT COMMISSION, page 228, line 5, opposite /Other Personal Services/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:

Column 3   Column 4

100,000
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BRADLEY explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 67; Nays 43


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anthony                Atwater                Bales
Ballentine             Bedingfield            Bingham
Bowers                 Bradley                Brannon
R. L. Brown            Burns                  Chumley
Clary                  Crosby                 Daning
Delleney               Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Finlay                 Forrester
Funderburk             Gagnon                 George
Goldfinch              Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Howard                 Huggins
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Limehouse              Loftis                 Lucas
McKnight               W. J. McLeod           V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Newton                 Norman
Pope                   Putnam                 Ridgeway
Riley                  Rivers                 Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Tallon                 Taylor                 Weeks
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--67

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Bamberg
Bannister              Bernstein              Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                Dillard                Felder
Fry                    Gilliard               Govan
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hodges
Hosey                  Jefferson              Kirby
Knight                 Lowe                   Mack
McEachern              M. S. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             Neal
Norrell                Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Quinn                  Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith


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Stavrinakis            Tinkler                Wells
White

Total--43

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the Section.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 109; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bernstein              Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Burns
Chumley                Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby
Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn


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Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--109

Those who voted in the negative are:

Merrill

Total--1

Section 99, as amended, was adopted.

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. WHITE moved to table all pending motions to reconsider, which was agreed to.

STATEMENT BY REP. WHITE

Rep. WHITE gave notice of offering amendments on third reading if necessary, pursuant to Rule 9.2.

The question then recurred to the passage of the Bill.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 111; Nays 1

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bernstein              Bingham                Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Clary                  Clemmons
Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter            Cole
Collins                H. A. Crawford         Crosby


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Daning                 Delleney               Dillard
Douglas                Duckworth              Erickson
Felder                 Finlay                 Forrester
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hiott                  Hixon                  Hodges
Hosey                  Howard                 Huggins
Jefferson              Johnson                Jordan
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Loftis                 Lowe
Lucas                  Mack                   McCoy
McEachern              McKnight               M. S. McLeod
W. J. McLeod           Merrill                Mitchell
D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss             Murphy
Neal                   Newton                 Norman
Norrell                Ott                    Parks
Pitts                  Pope                   Putnam
Quinn                  Ridgeway               Riley
Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford
Ryhal                  Sandifer               Simrill
G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Taylor
Tinkler                Weeks                  Wells
Whipper                White                  Whitmire
Williams               Willis                 Yow

Total--111

Those who voted in the negative are:

Hill

Total--1

So, the Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.


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ABSTENTIONS FROM VOTING

In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33 and 76

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Todd Atwater

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Justin Bamberg

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because


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of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Bruce W. Bannister

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Beth Bernstein

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, All Sections


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The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Kenneth A. Bingham

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 112

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Jeffrey A. Bradley

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 4, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. N. Douglas Brannon

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 57 and 66

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Gary E. Clary

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(B) and (C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Alan Clemmons

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because


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of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 34, 35, 37, 38, 45, 63 and 67

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 38, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 105, 106, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. J. Derham Cole, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:


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Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Neal A. Collins

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 74, 75, 76, 81 and 84

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Christopher A. Corley

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Section 16

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Heather A. Crawford

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 25

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Joe Daning

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. F. Greg Delleney

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:


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Part IA, Sections 1, 11, 16, 25, 34, 47, 82 and 87, Part IB, Sections 34, 37, 82 and 87

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Gregory D. Duckworth

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 38

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Shannon S. Erickson

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 78

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Raye Felder

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 44 and 118

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Kirkman Finlay

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 25

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Mike Forrester

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Russell Fry

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 20A and 58

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Laurie Slade Funderburk

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 44 and 113

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).


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A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Michael W. Gambrell

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 15, 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Stephen Goldfinch, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 33, 34, 61, 63, 66, 74, 75, 82 and 84

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).


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A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Christopher R. Hart

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Jenny A. Horne

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111


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The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Jeffrey E. Johnson

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Jay Jordan

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).


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A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Ralph S. Kennedy, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 82 and 84, Amd. No. 1

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Roger K. Kirby

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 32, 33, 36, 74, and 75

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by


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myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Phillip D. Lowe

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 83, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. James H. Lucas

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Sections 23, 33 and 34

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. David J. Mack III

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 13, 38, 57, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111


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The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Peter M. McCoy, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 66, 65, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Cezar E. McKnight

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 34, 58, 66, 74, 75 and 76

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or


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commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Walton J. McLeod

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 33

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Dennis C. Moss

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or


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commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Christopher J. Murphy

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Weston J. Newton

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 61, 66, 65, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IB, Section 118, Amendment No. 29

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Russell Ott

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 25

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. J. Anne Parks

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 57, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Thomas E. Pope

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or


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commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. J. Todd Rutherford

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 11, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20G, 20H, 13, 23, 33, 34, 35, 38, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58, 59, 61, 63, 66, 67, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. James E. Smith, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because


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of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 17, 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 38, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

Rep. Leonidas E. Stavrinakis

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Part IA, Part IB, Section 81

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Mary Tinkler

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745 (B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. J. David Weeks

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 33, 34, 38, 58, 65, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 101, 102, 104, 105, 108, 109, 110, and 111

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or


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business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. J. Seth Whipper

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:
Part IA, Part IB, Section 25

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. W. Brian White

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H. 5002--AMENDED AND ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Joint Resolution was taken up:

H. 5002 (Word version) -- Ways and Means Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.


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Reps. HAYES, WHITE, ANTHONY, GOVAN and BINGHAM proposed the following Amendment No. 1 Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\008\crf-crf abbeville trial and plaintiff districts supplement.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, Section 1, page 1, line 27, opposite School Bus Lease or Purchase, by striking /$10,000,000/ and inserting /$7,177,209/
Amend the Joint Resolution further, as and if amended, Section 1, page 6, after line 8, by inserting an appropriately numbered item to read:/ ( ) H630 -Department of Education Technology Technical Assistance $2,822,791/
Renumber items and sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. BINGHAM explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 113; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bernstein              Bingham                Bowers
Bradley                Brannon                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Forrester              Fry                    Funderburk
Gagnon                 George                 Gilliard
Goldfinch              Govan                  Hamilton
Hardee                 Hart                   Hayes
Henderson              Henegan                Herbkersman
Hicks                  Hill                   Hiott
Hixon                  Hodges                 Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
Johnson                Jordan                 King
Kirby                  Knight                 Limehouse


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Loftis                 Lowe                   Lucas
Mack                   McCoy                  McEachern
McKnight               M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Newton                 Norman                 Norrell
Ott                    Parks                  Pitts
Pope                   Putnam                 Quinn
Ridgeway               Riley                  Rivers
Robinson-Simpson       Rutherford             Ryhal
Sandifer               Simrill                G. M. Smith
G. R. Smith            J. E. Smith            Sottile
Southard               Spires                 Stavrinakis
Tallon                 Taylor                 Tinkler
Weeks                  Wells                  Whipper
White                  Whitmire               Williams
Willis                 Yow

Total--113

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

The amendment was then adopted.

Reps. LIMEHOUSE and J. E. SMITH proposed the following Amendment No. 3 (Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\crf-uss laffey.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the joint resolution, as and if amended, Section 1, page 6, after line 8, by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/P360 - Patriot's Point Development Authority

USS Laffey             $50,000
Renumber items and sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.

Rep. LIMEHOUSE explained the amendment.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 83; Nays 25


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Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Bales                  Bamberg                Bannister
Bernstein              Bowers                 Bradley
Brannon                R. L. Brown            Chumley
Clary                  Clemmons               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cole                   Collins
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Duckworth              Erickson
Finlay                 Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hart                   Hayes
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
King                   Kirby                  Knight
Limehouse              Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod
Merrill                Mitchell               D. C. Moss
V. S. Moss             Murphy                 Neal
Newton                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pope                   Quinn
Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            J. E. Smith
Sottile                Southard               Spires
Stavrinakis            Tallon                 Tinkler
Wells                  White                  Whitmire
Williams               Yow

Total--83

Those who voted in the negative are:

Atwater                Ballentine             Bedingfield
H. A. Crawford         Douglas                Felder
Forrester              Fry                    Hamilton
Hardee                 Hixon                  Johnson
Jordan                 Lowe                   McEachern
McKnight               Norman                 Pitts
Putnam                 Ridgeway               G. R. Smith


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Taylor                 Weeks                  Whipper
Willis

Total--25

The amendment was then adopted.

The question then recurred to the passage of the Joint Resolution.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 109; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander              Anderson               Anthony
Atwater                Bales                  Ballentine
Bamberg                Bannister              Bedingfield
Bowers                 Bradley                R. L. Brown
Burns                  Chumley                Clary
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Cole                   Collins                H. A. Crawford
Crosby                 Daning                 Delleney
Dillard                Douglas                Duckworth
Erickson               Felder                 Finlay
Fry                    Funderburk             Gagnon
George                 Gilliard               Goldfinch
Govan                  Hamilton               Hardee
Hart                   Hayes                  Henderson
Henegan                Herbkersman            Hicks
Hill                   Hiott                  Hixon
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Huggins                Jefferson              Johnson
Jordan                 King                   Kirby
Knight                 Limehouse              Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
McCoy                  McEachern              McKnight
M. S. McLeod           W. J. McLeod           Merrill
Mitchell               D. C. Moss             V. S. Moss
Murphy                 Neal                   Newton
Norman                 Norrell                Ott
Parks                  Pitts                  Pope
Putnam                 Quinn                  Ridgeway


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Riley                  Rivers                 Robinson-Simpson
Rutherford             Ryhal                  Sandifer
Simrill                G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            Sottile                Southard
Spires                 Stavrinakis            Tallon
Taylor                 Tinkler                Weeks
Wells                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Willis
Yow

Total--109

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

So, the Joint Resolution, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

STATEMENT FOR THE JOURNAL

As I have in years past, I will recuse myself on Sections H390, H510 and P160 of the Capital Reserve Bill. While I do not believe I have a legal conflict on voting on any of these agencies' budgets, I am recusing myself to avoid the appearance of a conflict. I am in business with individuals who, in their other businesses unrelated to me, may have connections to these agencies.

Rep. Rick Quinn

ABSTENTIONS FROM VOTING
H. 5002 (Word version)

In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Bill Number H. 5002-Capital Reserve Fund

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(B) and (C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by


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myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.

Rep. Kenneth Bingham

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Bill Number H. 5002-Capital Reserve Fund

The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Mike Forrester

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In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal:

Bill Number H. 5002-Capital Reserve Fund

A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).

Rep. Brian White

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HOUSE TO MEET AT 11:00 A.M. TOMORROW

Rep. WHITE moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, which was agreed to.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.


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MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. HAYES moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Christopher Ray, which was agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT

At 11:56 p.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. HAYES, adjourned in memory of Christopher Ray, to meet at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.

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