S*0060(Rat #0261, Act #0246 of 2000)  General Bill, By Ford
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY,
 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, AND THE TENTH DAY OF MAY, CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL
 DAY, ARE REGULAR, RATHER THAN OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE THE NINETEENTH DAY
 OF JANUARY, ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY, AND THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE, JEFFERSON
 DAVIS' BIRTHDAY, AS HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE REFERENCES TO OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS; TO
 DELETE GENERAL ELECTION DAYS AS LEGAL HOLIDAYS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-80,
 RELATING TO JANUARY FIFTEENTH OF EACH YEAR BEING DECLARED TO BE MARTIN LUTHER
 KING DAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY IS DECLARED TO BE
 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY.-AMENDED TITLE

   11/18/98  Senate Prefiled
   11/18/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/99  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-30
   01/12/99  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-30
   01/20/99  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-13
   01/26/99  Senate Amended SJ-23
   01/26/99  Senate Read second time SJ-23
   01/26/99  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-23
   01/27/99  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
   01/28/99  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   01/28/99  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
   02/09/00  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-5
   02/15/00  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cobb-Hunter, Trotter,
                     Fleming, Cotty, Sheheen, Miller, Sharpe,
                     Breeland, Moody-Lawrence, Davenport, J. Smith,
                     Meacham-Richardson, R. Smith, Kirsh, R. Smith,
                     Rhoad, Emory, Cato, Inabinett, Young-Brickell,
                     H. Brown, HJ-36
   02/15/00  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Law, Whatley, Knotts,
                     Ott, JH Neal, Scott, Hosey, Sandifer and Bailey HJ-36
   02/23/00  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 29, 2000 HJ-26
   03/01/00  House  Amended HJ-62
   03/01/00  House  Debate interrupted HJ-96
   03/02/00  House  Amended HJ-27
   03/02/00  House  Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-47
   03/02/00  House  Roll call Yeas-64  Nays-53 HJ-47
   04/05/00  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-2
   04/12/00  House  Amended HJ-102
   04/12/00  House  Read second time HJ-108
   04/12/00  House  Roll call Yeas-82  Nays-35 HJ-108
   04/13/00  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-44
   04/13/00  House  Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-32 HJ-44
   04/13/00  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-24
   04/26/00         Ratified R 261
   05/01/00         Signed By Governor
   05/01/00         Effective date 05/01/00
   05/15/00         Copies available
   05/16/00         Act No. 246

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, AND THE TENTH DAY OF MAY, CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY, ARE REGULAR, RATHER THAN OPTIONAL, HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, ROBERT E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY, AND THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE, JEFFERSON DAVIS' BIRTHDAY, AS HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE REFERENCES TO OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS; TO DELETE GENERAL ELECTION DAYS AS LEGAL HOLIDAYS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-80, RELATING TO JANUARY FIFTEENTH OF EACH YEAR BEING DECLARED TO BE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY IS DECLARED TO BE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY.

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

Third Monday of January, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and tenth of May, Confederate Memorial Day, are regular holidays; no optional holidays; no holiday on election day

SECTION 1. Section 53-5-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 458 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 53-5-10. The first day of January - New Year's Day, the third Monday of January - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in February - George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May - Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May - National Memorial Day, the fourth day of July - Independence Day, the first Monday in September - Labor Day, the eleventh day of November - Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays.

The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as the number of holidays provided for in this section are not exceeded."

Third Monday of January is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

SECTION 2. Section 53-3-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 53-3-80. The third Monday of January of each year, is declared to be Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in South Carolina."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 26th day of April, 2000.

Approved the 1st day of May, 2000.