S 86 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 0086 General Bill, By McConnell and Elliott
A Bill to amend Section 2-1-180, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to General Assembly adjournment so as to provide for Sine Die
Adjournment in November instead of June and to provide what business may be
considered until Sine Die Adjournment.
10/03/94 Senate Prefiled
10/03/94 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-34
01/10/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-34
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ADJOURNMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR SINE DIE
ADJOURNMENT IN NOVEMBER INSTEAD OF JUNE AND TO
PROVIDE WHAT BUSINESS MAY BE CONSIDERED UNTIL
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 2-1-180. (A) The regular annual
session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each
year not later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday in June and
shall remain adjourned until the call of the chair. In
any a year that the House of Representatives fails to
give third reading to the annual General Appropriation Bill
general appropriations bill by March thirty-first, the date of
sine die adjournment is extended by one statewide day for
each statewide day after March thirty-first that the House of
Representatives fails to give the bill third reading. The session
may also may be extended by concurrent resolution
adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of
Representatives. During the time between 5:00 p.m. on the first
Thursday in June and the extended sine die adjournment
date, as set forth herein in this subsection, no
legislation or other business may be considered except the
General Appropriation Bill general appropriations
bill and any matters approved for consideration by a
concurrent resolution adopted by two-thirds vote in both houses.
(B) The regular annual session of the General
Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than 5:00 p.m.
on the first Thursday in November. The session may be extended
by concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the
Senate and House of Representatives. During the time between the
adjournment date provided for in subsection (A) and the sine die
adjournment date, if the Board of Economic Advisors' revenue
forecast or adjustments thereto, published and submitted during this
period as provided by law projects that revenues at the end of the
fiscal year will be less than appropriated expenditures for that year,
the General Assembly must be called back into regular session by
the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives to consider only:
(1) bills amending the general appropriations
act;
(2) gubernatorial vetoes;
(3) receipt and confirmation of appointments;
(4) consideration of conference and free
conference reports;
(5) ratification of acts;
(6) the concurrence or nonconcurrence on any
legislative matters received from the other house;
(7) local matters;
(8) resolutions affecting sine die
adjournment."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1995.
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