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H. 3744
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Rules Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7137ahb19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3506
Introduced in the House on January 24, 2019
Last Amended on January 30, 2019
Adopted by the House on January 30, 2019
Summary: Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/24/2019 House Introduced, placed on local & uncontested calendar (House Journal-page 34) 1/30/2019 House Amended (House Journal-page 13) 1/30/2019 House Adopted (House Journal-page 13)
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AMENDED
January 30, 2019
H. 3744
S. Printed 1/30/19--H.
Read the first time January 24, 2019.
TO AMEND RULE 1 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE SPEAKER AND THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE, BY ADDING RULE 1.13 SO AS TO CLARIFY AND EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO INITIATE OR INTERVENE IN ANY ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE AT ANY TIME, IN HIS DISCRETION, WHEN THE INTERESTS OF THE HOUSE WARRANT.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 1 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding:
"1.13 Section 2-3-110 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, designates the Speaker of the House as the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and as such, the Speaker is authorized to initiate or otherwise participate in litigation on behalf of the House. The Speaker shall comply with the applicable rules of civil procedure in the relevant jurisdiction when taking action on behalf of the House."
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