South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3504

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Delleney, Bedingfield, Toole, Loftis, Hamilton, Norman, Pitts and G.R. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5098cm13.docx

Introduced in the House on February 6, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2013
Last Amended on April 11, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Coins

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/6/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
    2/6/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)
   3/21/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 6)
   4/11/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 59)
   4/11/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 59)
   4/11/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-79  Nays-25 (House Journal-page 59)
   4/11/2013  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 61)
   4/12/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
   4/16/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   4/16/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 16)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/6/2013
3/21/2013
4/11/2013

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AMENDED

April 11, 2013

H. 3504

Introduced by Reps. Delleney, Bedingfield, Toole, Loftis, Hamilton, Norman, Pitts and G.R. Smith

S. Printed 4/11/13--H.

Read the first time February 6, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 18 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GOLD AND SILVER COINS MINTED FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC SHALL BE LEGAL TENDER IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY COMPEL ANOTHER PERSON TO TENDER OR ACCEPT GOLD OR SILVER COIN UNLESS AGREED UPON BY THE PARTIES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

"Article 18

Gold and Silver as Legal Tender

Section 1-1-1110.    To the full extent allowed by Article 1, Section 10, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, gold and silver coins minted foreign or domestic shall be legal tender in the State of South Carolina under the laws of this State.

Section 1-1-1120.    No person or other entity may compel another person or other entity to tender or accept gold or silver coin unless agreed upon by the parties."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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