South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996
Journal of the House of Representatives

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1994

Wednesday, December 7, 1994
(Organizational Session)

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 2:00 P.M.

Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:

As we continue to lay the ground work for this approaching Legislative session, keep us diligent and steadfast, good Lord, in seeking and then following Your wisdom and counsel. We penitently confess that we are often without a clear vision of Your enduring values because we have allowed the windows of our lives to become opaque by our own ambitions. Amidst all the din of the world's clamor, keep our goals high, our hearts courageous, our motives pure, and most of all our trust in God undimmed.

We pray in complete confidence to our God Who is ever ready to lead all who will follow. 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.

INVITATION

On motion of Rep. WILLIAMS, with unanimous consent, the following was taken up for immediate consideration and accepted.

December 6, 1994
Colette Murray-Swan
Executive Secretary
Invitations Committee
House of Representatives
State House
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, S.C. 29211

RE:     Legislative Reception

Dear Mrs. Swan:

Please accept this as confirmation that it is the intent of the South Carolina Podiatric Medical Association to host a reception for the South Carolina House of Representatives and select staff on Wednesday, January 18, 1995. This reception will be given at the Capital City Club (AT&T Tower), 1200 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina, commencing at 6:00 P.M. Additional information will be provided as details are confirmed.

I am sending this same information to Robin Moseley with the Senate Invitations Committee today.

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation and assistance, I am

Sincerely yours,
Sam Swinehart
Executive Director

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. KEEGAN moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of those brave Americans who gave their lives 53 years ago today and especially those 25 Americans who died in the attack at Pearl Harbor, which was agreed to.

ROLL CALL

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

Allison                Anderson               Askins
Bailey                 Baxley                 Beatty
Boan                   Breeland               Brown, H.
Brown, J.              Brown, T.              Byrd
Cain                   Carnell                Cato
Cave                   Chamblee               Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter            Cooper                 Cotty
Dantzler               Davenport              Delleney
Easterday              Fair                   Felder
Fleming                Fulmer                 Gamble
Hallman                Harrell                Harris, J.
Harris, P.             Harrison               Harvin
Harwell                Haskins                Herdklotz
Hines                  Hodges                 Howard
Hutson                 Inabinett              Jaskwhich
Jennings               Keegan                 Kelley
Kennedy                Keyserling             Kinon
Kirsh                  Klauber                Knotts
Koon                   Law                    Limbaugh
Limehouse              Littlejohn             Lloyd
Marchbanks             Martin                 Mason
McAbee                 McCraw                 McKay
McMahand               McTeer                 Meacham
Moody-Lawrence         Neilson                Quinn
Rhoad                  Rice                   Richardson
Riser                  Robinson               Rogers
Sandifer               Scott                  Seithel
Sharpe                 Sheheen                Shissias
Simrill                Smith, D.              Smith, R.
Spearman               Stille                 Stoddard
Stuart                 Thomas                 Townsend
Tripp                  Trotter                Vaughn
Waldrop                Walker                 Wells
Whatley                Whipper, L.            Whipper, S.
White                  Wilder                 Wilkes
Williams               Witherspoon            Wright
Young, J.

STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, December 7.

James L.M. Cromer, Jr.            Annette Young
Grady A. Brown                    Larry L. Elliott
Jerry N. Govan, Jr.               Thomas E. Huff
Ralph W. Canty                    Harold G. Worley
Sandra S. Wofford                 Steve P. Lanford
Olin R. Phillips                  Joseph H. Neal
Joseph T. McElveen, Jr.           John W. Tucker, Jr.
David H. Wilkins
Total Present--124

Rep. HASKINS moved that the House recede until 4:00 P.M., which was adopted.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 4:00 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER Pro Tempore in the Chair.

HOUSE STANDS AT EASE

On motion of Rep. SHEHEEN the House stood at ease subject to the call of Chair.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 4:40 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

The SPEAKER announced the following Standing Committee Appointments:

AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES
AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

CLYBURN, WILLIAM     DANTZLER, TOM
DAVENPORT, G. RALPH, JR.     EASTERDAY, MICHAEL E.
HERDKLOTZ, R. J.     HINES, JESSE E.
INABINETT, CURTIS B.     KEYSERLING, WILLIAM D.
McCRAW, E. DEWITT     MEACHAM, BECKY
RHOAD, THOMAS N.     RICE, REX F.
RISER, JOHN W.     SEITHEL, LYNN
SHARPE, CHARLES R.     SPEARMAN, MOLLY M.
WILKES, TIMOTHY C.     WITHERSPOON, WILLIAM D.

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

ALLISON, MERITA ANN     ANDERSON, RALPH
BYRD, ALMA W.     CAIN, BRADLEY D.
COOPER, DANIEL T.     FAIR, MICHAEL L.
JASKWHICH, MICHAEL F.     KELLEY, MARK S.
KENNEDY, KENNETH     LITTLEJOHN, LANNY F.
McMAHAND, WILLIE B.     PHILLIPS, OLIN R.
STILLE, HARRY C.     STODDARD, EUGENE C.
STUART, ELSIE RAST     TOWNSEND, RONALD P.
WALKER, ROBERT E.     WRIGHT, DAVID A.

JUDICIARY

BAXLEY, J. MICHAEL     BEATTY, DONALD W.
COTTY, WILLIAM F.     CROMER, JAMES L.M., JR.
DELLENEY, F.G., JR.     FLEMING, RONALD N.
GOVAN, JERRY N., JR.     HARRISON, JAMES H.
HARWELL, B. HICKS     HODGES, JAMES H.
HUTSON, HEYWARD G.     HUFF, THOMAS E.
JENNINGS, DOUGLAS, JR.     KLAUBER, JAMES S.
KNOTTS, JOHN MILTON, JR.     LIMBAUGH, L. HUNTER
MARTIN, L. MORGAN     McELVEEN, JOSEPH T., JR.
SCOTT, JOHN L., JR.     SHISSIAS, JUNE S.
SMITH, WILLIAM D.     THOMAS, PAULA H.
TUCKER, JOHN W.     WOFFORD, SANDRA S.
YOUNG, W. JEFFREY

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

BAILEY, GEORGE H.     BROWN, GRADY A.
CATO, HARRY F.     ELLIOTT, LARRY L.
GAMBLE, MARGARET J.     HARRIS, JEAN L.
KIRSH, HERBERT     LAW, JAMES N.
LIMEHOUSE, H.B., III     MASON, RUDOLPH M.
NEILSON, DENNY W.     RICHARDSON, SCOTT H.
SIMRILL, J. GARY     TROTTER, TEDDY N.
WHIPPER, LUCILLE S.     WILLIAMS, DEWITT
WORLEY, HAROLD G.     YOUNG, ANNETTE

MEDICAL, MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

ASKINS, HARRY R.     BREELAND, FLOYD
BROWN, THEODORE A.     BROWN, JOE E.
CANTY, RALPH W.     CAVE, WILBUR
HOWARD, LEON     LLOYD, WALTER P.
McTEER, DOUGLAS     MOODY-LAWRENCE, BESSIE
NEAL, JOSEPH H.     ROGERS, TIMOTHY F.
SANDIFER, W.E., III     TRIPP, DAN LEE
WALDROP, DAVE C.     WHATLEY, MICKEY
WHIPPER, JACKSON S.     WILDER, DONNY

WAYS AND MEANS

BOAN, WILLIAM D.     BROWN, HENRY E.
CARNELL, MARION P.     CHAMBLEE, C.D.
COBB-HUNTER, GILDA     FELDER, JOHN G.
FULMER, RONALD C.     HALLMAN, HARRY M., JR.
HARRELL, ROBERT W., JR.     HARRIS, PATRICK B.
HARVIN, C. ALEX, III     KEEGAN, THOMAS G.
KINON, MARION H.     KOON, LARRY L.
LANFORD, STEVE P.     MARCHBANKS, CLAUDE V.
McABEE, JENNINGS G.     McKAY, WOODROW M.
QUINN, RICHARD M., JR.     ROBINSON, ALFRED B., JR.
SHEHEEN, ROBERT J.     SMITH, ROLAND
VAUGHN, LEWIS R.     WELLS, CAROLE C.
WHITE, JUANITA M.

INTERSTATE COOPERATION

BROWN, GRADY A.     CARNELL, MARION
INABINETT, CURTIS B.     McKAY, WOODROW M.
SHARPE, CHARLES R.

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

CANTY, RALPH W.     KLAUBER, JAMES S.
QUINN, RICHARD M., JR.     WILLIAMS, DEWITT
WITHERSPOON, WILLIAM DAVID

RULES

COOPER, DANIEL T.     DAVENPORT, G. RALPH, JR.
DELLENEY, F.G.     FAIR, MICHAEL L.
HUFF, THOMAS E.     JASKWHICH, MICHAEL F.
LAW, JAMES N.     McTEER, DOUGLAS E., JR.     RICHARDSON, SCOTT H.     SCOTT, JOHN L., JR.
SIMRILL, J. GARY     THOMAS, PAULA H.
TUCKER, JOHN W., JR.     WHIPPER, LUCILLE S.     WOFFORD, SANDRA S.

RESIGNATION FROM COMMITTEE

The following was received.
December 7, 1994
The Honorable David H. Wilkins
Speaker of the House of Representatives
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, S.C. 29211

Dear Mr. Speaker:

I hereby resign from the House Rules Committee effective today.

Sincerely,
James N. Law

Received as information.

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 7, 1994
The Honorable William Douglas Smith
529 Palmetto Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302

Dear Doug:

I have received James Law's resignation from the House Rules Committee effective today. You are hereby immediately appointed to this Committee.

Sincerely,
DAVID H. WILKINS
Speaker of the House

COMMITTEE OFFICERS

The SPEAKER announced the following standing committee officers:

AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

December 7, 1994
The Honorable Sandra McKinney
Clerk, House of Representatives
State House
Columbia, S.C. 29211

Dear Mrs. McKinney:

This is to advise that the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee held its organizational meeting December 7, 1994, in Room 410 of the Blatt Building. The following officers were elected:

Chairman - Representative Charles R. Sharpe

Chairman Emeritus - Representative Thomas N. Rhoad

1st Vice Chairman - Representative Rebecca Meacham

2nd Vice Chairman - Representative Curtis B. Inabinett

Secretary - Representative Molly Spearman

The Committee Rules have not been adopted. As soon as they are adopted I will send them to you.

Sincerely,
June H. New
Executive Secretary

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

December 7, 1994
MEMORANDUM TO:     Sandra McKinney

Clerk of the House
FR:                                     Donna G. Tinsley

Administrative Assistant
RE:                                     Officers

At the meeting of the Education and Public Works Committee on Wednesday, December 7, 1994, the following officers were elected:

CHAIRMAN                                 Ronald P. Townsend

FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN         David A. Wright

SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN     Alma W. Byrd

LEGISLATIVE ETHICS

December 7, 1994
The Honorable Sandra K. McKinney
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
State House
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Dear Mrs. McKinney:

The House Legislative Ethics Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 1994, and elected the following officers:

Becky Meacham, Chairman

Denny W. Neilson, Vice-Chairman

Mark Kelley, Secretary

Donald W. Beatty, Treasurer

Sincerely,
Ruth D. Muldrow
Executive Secretary

JUDICIARY
MEMORANDUM

TO:             Sandy McKinney, Clerk of the House
FROM:     Ruth Tidwell, Administrative Assistant

House Judiciary Committee
DATE:     December 7, 1994
RE:             New Officers

The officers for the House Judiciary Committee for the 1995-1996 Legislative Session are as follows:

Chairman                                 Honorable James H. Harrison

First Vice Chairman                 Honorable John W. Tucker, Jr.

Second Vice Chairman             Honorable Paula H. Thomas

If you have any questions, please call me.

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

December 7, 1994

The following officers have been elected to the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee this date:
Harry F. Cato, Chairman
Grady A. Brown, First Vice-Chairman
Annette D. Young, Second Vice-Chairman

/s/Dorothy N. Nidiffer

MEDICAL, MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Committee Officers
1995-96 Legislative Session

Chairman:                         Joe E. Brown
1st Vice-chairman:             Joseph H. Neal
2nd Vice-chairman:         Walter P. Lloyd
3rd Vice-chairman:         William E. Sandifer
Secretary:                         Bessie Moody-Lawrence

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT
MEMORANDUM

TO:             The Honorable Sandra K. McKinney

Clerk of the House
FROM:     Cheryl L. Fennell, Executive Secretary

House Operations and Management Committee
DATE:     December 7, 1994
RE:             Election of Committee Officers

At a meeting of the House Operations and Management Committee at 1:30 P.M., Wednesday, December 7, 1994, the following officers were duly elected:
Chairman                     -     Lewis R. Vaughn
First Vice-Chair             -     Merita A. Allison
Second Vice-Chair         -     George H. Bailey
Secretary-Treasurer     -     Thomas G. Keegan

All newly elected members of the Committee were present for the election of officers.

WAYS AND MEANS

December 7, 1994
Ways and Means Committee Chairman - Henry Edward Brown, Jr.
Ways and Means Committee First Vice-Chairman - Larry L. Koon
Ways and Means Committee Second Vice-Chairman -
Claude V. Marchbanks
Ways and Means Committee Third Vice-Chairman - John G. Felder
Ways and Means Committee Secretary/Treasurer - Woodrow M. McKay

Frank W. Fusco
Director of Research

INTERSTATE COOPERATION

December 7, 1994
The Honorable Sandra McKinney
Clerk of the House
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, S.C. 29211

Dear Sandy:

The Interstate Cooperation Committee met today for the purpose of organizing and elected the following officers:
Marion P. Carnell             Chairman
Woody McKay                 First Vice Chairman
Charles Sharpe                 Second Vice Chairman
Curtis Inabinett                 Secretary
Grady Brown                     Treasurer

Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please let me know if further information is needed.

Sincerely,
MARION P. CARNELL

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

The following officers were elected to the Invitations and Memorial Resolutions:
Chairman - Rick Quinn
Vice-Chairman - Ralph Canty
Secretary Treasurer - Jim Klauber

RICK QUINN, Chairman

RULES

December 7, 1994
The Honorable Sandra K. McKinney
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
State House
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Dear Mrs. McKinney:

The House Rules Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 1994, and elected the following officers:
Thomas E. Huff, Chairman
William Douglas Smith, 1st Vice-Chairman
Lucille S. Whipper, 2nd Vice-Chairman

Sincerely,
Ruth D. Muldrow
Executive Secretary

Rep. HUFF moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

At 4:35 P.M. the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. KEEGAN adjourned in memory of those brave Americans who gave their lives 53 years ago today and especially those 25 Americans who died in the attack at Pearl Harbor, to meet at 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, January 10, 1995.

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