S 1040 Concurrent Resolution, By M.B. Williams
 A Concurrent Resolution to provide that when the respective houses of the
 General Assembly adjourn on Thursday, June 6, 1991, they shall stand adjourned
 to meet on their own motion in regular statewide session, and to provide for
 those items of legislative business which may be considered during such
 statewide session after June 6, 1991.

   06/05/91  Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-108
   06/06/91  House  Introduced HJ-6
   06/06/91  House  Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-6

June 5, 1991

S. 1040

S. Printed 6/5/91--S.

Read the first time June 5, 1991.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1991, THEY SHALL STAND ADJOURNED TO MEET ON THEIR OWN MOTION IN REGULAR STATEWIDE SESSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE ITEMS OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED DURING SUCH STATEWIDE SESSION AFTER JUNE 6, 1991.

Whereas, the General Assembly of South Carolina wishes to extend its statewide session beyond June 6, 1991, in order to ensure that reapportionment and redistricting will be an open and fair process; and

Whereas, the expense involved in the payment of two hundred fifty dollars per legislator per day for such a special session will be a great cost to the taxpayers of South Carolina; and

Whereas, the continuation of the regular session will reaffirm that the reapportionment process should be an open process in which all the citizens of South Carolina have input and freedom of information is preserved; and

Whereas, such an open deliberative session should ensure that a fair plan will be adopted and will avoid the necessity of protracted and expensive litigation.

Be it resolved:

That the mandatory Sine Die adjournment date for the General Assembly prescribed in Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is extended, as authorized by that code section, to permit the General Assembly to continue in session under the terms and conditions contained in this resolution.

When the respective Houses adjourn on Thursday, June 6, 1991, not later than 5:00 p.m., each House shall stand adjourned to meet on its own motion or subject to the call of the Speaker of the House for the South Carolina House of Representatives and the President or President Pro Tempore for the South Carolina Senate between June 7 and June 28, 1991, for the consideration of:

(A) Gubernatorial vetoes;

(B) Receipt and confirmation of appointments;

(C) Appointment of conference and free conference committees;

(D) Conference and free conference reports;

(E) Ratification of Acts;

(F) Local matters;

(G) Elections set by the General Assembly and resolutions to set elections;

(H) Any bill, bills, report, question, or other matter relating to the reapportionment and redistricting of the South Carolina House of Representatives, the South Carolina Senate, and/or the United States Congress;

(I) H.3650 (General Appropriation Bill), H.3651 (Bond Bill), and H.3967 (Local bill relating to Greenville County); and

(J) Resolutions authorizing a different date or time, or both, for Sine Die adjournment in accordance with the provisions of Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code.

When the respective Houses of the General Assembly adjourn on Friday, June 28, 1991, not later than 5:00 p.m., each House shall stand adjourned to meet on its own motion or subject to the call of the Speaker of the House for the South Carolina House of Representatives and the President or the President Pro Tempore for the South Carolina Senate only for the consideration of business as enumerated in Items (A), (B), (C), (G), and (H), above, and in order to deal with any deficits for fiscal year 1990-91. The General Assembly shall adjourn Sine Die no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 1991. Provided that if any submitting authority is notified in writing on or before September 17, 1991, by the U.S. Department of Justice that an objection has been interposed or that if specific deficiencies are corrected that the Department will not interpose an objection to the plan or plans submitted, the General Assembly shall adjourn Sine Die no later than 5:00 p.m. October 1, 1991.

The provisions of this Resolution are deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of Article III, Section 21, of the South Carolina Constitution and to authorize such recess as either body may, from time to time, employ.