H 4721 General Bill, By Bingham, Merrill, Hixon, Southard, Corbin, Erickson, Parker, J.R. Smith, Allison, G.R. Smith, Sottile, Gambrell, Huggins, Murphy, Ryan, Putnam, Brady, Whitmire, Atwater, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bowen, G.A. Brown, Chumley, Cole, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Forrester, Frye, Hamilton, Harrell, Henderson, Herbkersman, Horne, Limehouse, Long, Lowe, McCoy, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Norman, Owens, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Sandifer, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, White, Willis, Hardwick and Patrick
Summary: Business Freedom To Choose Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "BUSINESS FREEDOM TO CHOOSE ACT", BY AMENDING SECTION 44-96-80, RELATING TO COUNTY SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCES CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE PLAN, LAW, AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS, DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 44-55-1210, RELATING TO A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY ORDINANCE IS VOID TO THE EXTENT THAT THE ORDINANCE RESTRICTS OR PROHIBITS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AT A PERMITTED FACILITY OR IMPEDES THE DEVELOPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECYCLING PROGRAM.
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02/02/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
02/02/12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 12)
02/21/12	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: H.B.Brown
02/22/12	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Agnew
02/23/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 2)
02/24/12		Scrivener's error corrected
02/28/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardwick
02/29/12	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Cobb-Hunter, J.H. Neal, Pinson, Jefferson, Williams, King, Brantley, Dillard, Hardwick, Barfield, Hiott, Hodges, J.R. Smith, R.L. Brown, G.A. Brown, Anderson, Clyburn, Hosey, Battle, Gilliard, Mack, Weeks, Knight, Hart, Pitts and Hearn (House Journal-page 120)
03/01/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Patrick
03/07/12	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Brannon
03/07/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 58)
03/07/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 58)
03/07/12	House	Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-29 (House Journal-page 59)
03/08/12	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 43)
03/08/12		Scrivener's error corrected
03/14/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
03/14/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 12)
03/22/12	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/23/12		Scrivener's error corrected
05/24/12	Senate	Special order, set for May 24, 2012 (Senate Journal-page 123)
05/24/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-20 Nays-10 (Senate Journal-page 123)