South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 900

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Knotts and Elliott
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0013.pb.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Security

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2009  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   1/12/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   1/14/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Knotts, 
                        Campbell, Coleman, Nicholson
   1/27/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-14
   1/28/2010  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-18
   1/28/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-18

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2009
1/27/2010
1/28/2010

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

January 28, 2010

S. 900

Introduced by Senators McConnell, Knotts and Elliott

S. Printed 1/28/10--S.

Read the first time January 12, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-16, SO AS TO MANDATE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION PROVIDE SECURITY AND PROTECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, WHICH MUST NOT BE DECLINED.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3 of Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 23-3-16.    The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has exclusive authority to provide security and protection for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. This security and protection must not be declined and must not be delineated as a line item in the annual general appropriations act."

SECTION    2.    This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.

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