South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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A163, R175, H3177

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, G.R. Smith, Bedingfield and Huggins
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9522ahb17.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 272

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on April 26, 2018
Governor's Action: May 3, 2018, Signed

Summary: Native American Indian Groups

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 103)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 103)
    2/8/2017  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith, 
                        Bedingfield
    3/6/2018  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
    4/4/2018  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 30)
    4/5/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 38)
    4/5/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 38)
    4/5/2018  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 39)
    4/6/2018  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 5)
    4/9/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    4/9/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/18/2018  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   4/19/2018          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/25/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 30)
   4/25/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-44  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 30)
   4/26/2018  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 18)
    5/1/2018          Ratified R 175
    5/3/2018          Signed By Governor
   5/11/2018          Effective date 05/03/18
   5/14/2018          Act No. 163

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016
4/4/2018
4/18/2018
4/19/2018


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

(A163, R175, H3177)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-31-60 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GROUPS CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND ELIGIBLE TO EXERCISE PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THAT DESIGNATION, THAT THE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS CEASE TO RECOGNIZE ADDITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GROUPS, THAT ANY REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR RECOGNITION AS A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GROUP ARE REPEALED, AND THAT THE COMMISSION REVISE ITS REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIVILEGES AND OBLIGATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN GROUPS THAT CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNIZED.

Whereas, Chapter 139 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations provides for recognition of Native American Indian Groups; and

Whereas, under the definition of "Native American Indian Group" found in Chapter 139, a group "means a number of individuals assembled together, which have different characteristics, interests, and behaviors that do not denote a separate ethnic and cultural heritage today, as they once did. The group is composed of both Native American Indians and other ethnic races. They are not all related to one another by blood. A tribal council and governmental authority unique to Native American Indians govern them"; and

Whereas, while the number of entities that may be recognized as Native American Indian Tribes is finite, recognition of Native American Indian Groups is unlimited; and

Whereas, by continuing to recognize Native American Indian Groups, all of which are entitled membership on the Advisory Committee of the Commission for Minority Affairs, the number of Group members could easily outnumber and outvote the number of Tribe members on the Advisory Committee. Now, therefore,

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

Native American Indian Groups, existing recognition, prospective repeal of regulations regarding recognition

SECTION    1.    Chapter 31, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-31-60.    (A)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon and after the effective date of this statute:

(1)    any Native American Indian Group that on the effective date of this section has been recognized by the Commission for Minority Affairs through its regulatory process remains and continues to be:

(a)    recognized as a Native American Indian Group; and

(b)    eligible to exercise the privileges and obligations authorized by that designation;

(2)    the Commission for Minority Affairs must:

(a)    eliminate the eligibility for any additional Native American Indian Groups to receive official recognized status in the State; and

(b)    cease to recognize any additional entities as Native American Indian Groups; and

(3)    any regulations providing for recognition as a Native American Indian Group are repealed.

(B)    The Commission for Minority Affairs must revise any regulations to:

(a)    eliminate any recognition procedure as a Native American Indian Group; and

(b)    provide for the privileges and obligations a Native American Indian Group that continues to be recognized is authorized to exercise."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 1st day of May, 2018.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2018.

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