South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A38, R44, S96

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cleary
Document Path: l:\s-res\rec\002gtpi.kmm.rec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2013
Introduced in the House on January 24, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on May 22, 2013
Governor's Action: June 7, 2013, Signed

Summary: Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2012  Senate  Prefiled
  12/13/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
    1/8/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 71)
    1/8/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 71)
   1/16/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Transportation 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   1/17/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/23/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 48)
   1/23/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 48)
   1/24/2013  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   1/24/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 33)
   1/24/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 33)
   5/16/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
   5/21/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 39)
   5/21/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-108  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 39)
   5/22/2013  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 20)
    6/4/2013          Ratified R 44
    6/7/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2013          Effective date 06/07/13
   6/18/2013          Act No. 38

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2012
1/16/2013
1/17/2013
5/16/2013


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A38, R44, S96)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 54-15-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE FOR THE UPPER COASTAL AREA, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION FROM SIX TO EIGHT, AND TO REVISE APPOINTMENT AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

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

Membership increased, appointment procedures revised

SECTION    1.    Section 54-15-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 237 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"Section 54-15-20.    (A)    The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area must be appointed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of a majority of the Legislative Delegation of Georgetown County and shall serve for three years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired term.

(B)    The South Carolina Commissioners of Pilotage for the Upper Coastal Area shall consist of eight persons appointed as provided by this chapter, one of whom is the Chairman of the South Carolina State Ports Authority or a board member designated by the chairman, ex officio, one of whom is the President of the International Longshoremen's Association Local or his designee, ex officio, and one of whom is a pilot licensed for the Port of Georgetown under Section 54-15-90, appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the licensed pilots. The remaining five members are appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Georgetown County Legislative Delegation. The terms of office of the commissioners are for three years and until their successors are appointed except for the members first appointed. The member representative of the pilots licensed under Section 54-15-90 shall serve a three-year term. In the event of a vacancy, however caused, a successor must be appointed in the manner of the original appointment to fill the unexpired term. The above appointments must be made as each term of the present commissioners expires."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.

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