South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3995

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. May, Dabney, Jones, Taylor, Bustos, Long, Nutt, Magnuson, B. Cox, T. Moore, Haddon, Davis, McGarry, Bennett, McCabe, Bryant, Burns, Calhoon, Hill, Hiott and G.R. Smith
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Introduced in the House on March 2, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

Summary: Presidential Internment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/2/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
    3/2/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/2/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-220 SO AS TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO OFFER ANY TWICE ACQUITTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BURIAL ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS, AND UPON ACCEPTANCE, TO IDENTIFY A LOCATION ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS TO BURY THE PRESIDENT AND TO ERECT A TOMBSTONE AND GRAVE MARKER.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 10-1-220.    On behalf of the State of South Carolina, the Department of Administration shall offer any twice acquitted President of the United States the honor of being buried on the State House grounds. If the President accepts the honor, the Department of Administration, upon approval by the State House Committee, shall identify a location on the State House grounds for the interment and the erection of a tombstone and grave marker."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and upon the enactment of federal legislation that would forbid such presidents from being interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery.

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