Journal of the House of Representatives
of the First Session of the 113th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 12, 1999
&
Extra Session Beginning Tuesday, June 29, 1999


POINTS OF ORDER

Amendment
motion to divide the question in violation of Rule 8.10; sustained
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out of order as not germane;
sustained
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overruled
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with a statewide matter and the Joint Resolution dealt with a local matter; sustained
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with bingo equipment and the Bill dealt with the hours of operation of bingo games for senior citizens; overruled
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with electronic equipment and the Bill dealt with the regulation of the operation of the game of bingo; sustained
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out of order in that the amendment dealt with local property taxes and the bill dealt with state government taxes; overruled
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with prohibiting all forms of gambling and the Joint Resolution dealt with authorizing the lottery; sustained
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with seat belts and the Bill dealt with speed limits; overruled
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment dealt with the school's policy on sexual assault and the amendment dealt with the school's housing policy; overruled
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out of order as not germane in that the amendment further directs how the revenue is to be collected and spent and the Joint Resolution authorizes a lottery; overruled
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out of order in that it dealt with House Rules and not the Constitution of South Carolina and was not germane to the Bill; overruled
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out of order in that it was in violation of Article XVI, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of SC, which requires that two or more amendments submitted at the same time should be submitted separately to the voters of SC; overruled
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out of order in that it was identical to a previously tabled amendment; sustained
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out of order under Rule 4.4 and 5.1 in that the Bill as amended directly appropriated money and should therefore be referred to the Ways and Means Committee before it shall be considered by the House; overruled
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out of order under Rule 8.3 in that the amendments were dilatory in nature and should not be entertained by the Speaker; overruled
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out of order in that under Rule 5.13 a fiscal impact statement was required to be attached to the Joint Resolution; overruled
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out of order in that under Rule 9.3 the amendment rewrites the Bill in its entirety and therefore is not germane to the original title of the bill; sustained
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out of order in that the amendment attempted to amend a local bill which changed it to a statewide bill; sustained
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out of order in that it did not relate to the fiscal year provided for in the Bill; overruled
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Amendment to Appropriations Bill
motion to divide the question out of order in that it was in violation of Rule 8.10; sustained
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motions affecting bills on third reading are not in order until the particular bill is reached on the calendar in accordance with Section 712 of Mason's Manual; overruled
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out of order as not germane;
sustained
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overruled
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out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill in that it did not relate to a line item in Part IA of the Appropriations Bill;
overruled
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sustained
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out of order in that it was identical to a previous amendment which had been ruled out of order; sustained
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out of order in that it was in violation of a 1995 precedent, the State Constitution and Rule 5.4; sustained
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out of order in that it was in violation of Article X, Section 1 of the State Constitution; overruled
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out of order in that it was in violation of Code Section
11-11-140; overruled
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sustained
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out of order in that it was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause; overruled
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out of order under Rule 5.3B;
sustained
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overruled
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out of order under Rule 5.3B and similar to a 1994 precedent; overruled
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section out of order under Rule 5.3A; overruled
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section out of order under Rule 5.3; overruled
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sections out of order in that they did not relate to the fiscal year provided for in the Bill; sustained
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Bill
out of order as improperly before the House for consideration since its number and title had not been printed in the Calendar at least one statewide legislative day prior to second reading; sustained
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out of order in that the Bill required a fiscal impact statement
under Code Section 2-7-76; sustained
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out of order in that the Bill required a fiscal impact statement
under Rule 5.13; overruled
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out of order in that the Bill required an expenditure of funds by the county; overruled
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out of order in that the Bill was in violation of Code Section 2-1-180; sustained
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out of order under Rule 4.4 in that the Bill appropriated money in its attempt to set up grants and therefore should be referred to the Ways and Means Committee; overruled
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should be placed on the statewide uncontested calendar; overruled
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required a two-thirds vote pursuant to Code Section 4-9-55; overruled
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Conference Committee
the same members could not be appointed to more than one committee on the same subject; overruled
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Conference Report
out of order in that it had not been printed in the Journal; sustained
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Joint Resolution
out of order in that it appropriated more than ten million dollars and therefore was required to show a corresponding reduction in appropriation; overruled
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out of order in that it did not have an attached fiscal impact statement as required under Rule 5.3; sustained
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out of order as improperly before the House for consideration since its number and title had not been printed in the Calendar at least one statewide legislative day prior to second reading; sustained
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in violation of the provision requiring a single subject in a Joint Resolution as in accordance with Article III, Section 17; overruled
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ballot question in Joint Resolution does not fairly and plainly describe the proposed constitutional amendment and violated the Supreme Court's interpretation of Article XVI, Section 1, of the South Carolina Constitution; overruled
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Motion
no dilatory motion shall be entertained by the Speaker under Rule 3.9; overruled
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once the question is divided for debate, each question must be disposed of before the motion to recommit can be made; sustained
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to adjourn with the stipulation of returning on a certain date was out of order; overruled
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to divide the question was out of order in that it was in violation of Rule 8.10; sustained
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affecting bills on third reading are not in order until the particular bill is reached on the calendar in accordance with Section 712 of Mason's Manual; overruled
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fifteen minutes had not elapsed since a similar motion was made; sustained
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Question
out of order in that it was not germane to the Bill; sustained
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Senate Amendments
out of order as improperly before the House for consideration since its number and title had not been printed in the Calendar at least one statewide legislative day prior to second reading; sustained
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