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H 3443 General Bill, By Lucas, Jordan, J.E. Johnson, McGarry, Fry, Taylor, B. Newton, Pope, McCravy, Forrest, Oremus, Yow, Elliott, B. Cox, Wooten, T. Moore, Caskey, McGinnis, Martin, Brittain, Hixon, Hiott, Blackwell, Davis, Erickson and Bradley
Summary: State of Emergency
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GUBERNATORIAL PROCLAMATIONS OF EMERGENCY, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-440, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THE ELAPSE OF AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MAY CONVENE THEIR RESPECTIVE BODIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING SUCH DECLARATION, THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, MAY TERMINATE, ALTER, AMEND, OR CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF ANY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY DURING THIS CALLED SESSION, THAT SHOULD THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT ACT, THEN THE TERMS OF THE DECLARATION SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES ACT, THAT A GOVERNOR MAY NOT DECLARE SUCCESSIVE STATES OF EMERGENCY THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF REINSTATING, CONTINUING, ALTERING, OR AMENDING ANY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY ADDRESSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR SUCCESSIVE STATES OF EMERGENCY FOR THE SAME UNDERLYING EVENTS WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCE.
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Summary: State of Emergency
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-420, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GUBERNATORIAL PROCLAMATIONS OF EMERGENCY, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-440, RELATING TO POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR DURING A DECLARED EMERGENCY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER THE ELAPSE OF AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MAY CONVENE THEIR RESPECTIVE BODIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING SUCH DECLARATION, THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, MAY TERMINATE, ALTER, AMEND, OR CONSENT TO THE TERMS OF ANY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY DURING THIS CALLED SESSION, THAT SHOULD THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY NOT ACT, THEN THE TERMS OF THE DECLARATION SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES ACT, THAT A GOVERNOR MAY NOT DECLARE SUCCESSIVE STATES OF EMERGENCY THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF REINSTATING, CONTINUING, ALTERING, OR AMENDING ANY DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY ADDRESSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR SUCCESSIVE STATES OF EMERGENCY FOR THE SAME UNDERLYING EVENTS WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCE.
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| 12/16/20 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/16/20 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/12/21 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 193) |
| 01/12/21 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 193) |
| 01/13/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Elliott, B.Cox, Wooten, T.Moore, Caskey, McGinnis |
| 02/02/21 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 2) |
| 02/03/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin, Brittain |
| 02/04/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 9 (House Journal-page 17) |
| 02/09/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23 (House Journal-page 14) |
| 02/10/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Hiott |
| 02/17/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell |
| 02/18/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis |
| 02/23/21 | House | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Haddon, Burns |
| 02/23/21 | House | Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-24-21 (House Journal-page 20) |
| 02/24/21 | House | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hart, Hill, Brawley, Thigpen, Howard, Gilliard, McDaniel, Henegan, Henderson-Myeres, Hiott (House Journal-page 17) |
| 02/25/21 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley |
| 02/25/21 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 21) |
| 02/25/21 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 21) |
| 02/25/21 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-3 (House Journal-page 37) |
| 03/01/21 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/02/21 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 46) |
| 03/02/21 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12) |
| 03/02/21 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12) |