S*60 Session 113 (1999-2000) 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 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
January 20, 1999 January 26, 1999 February 9, 2000 February 10, 2000 March 1, 2000 March 2, 2000 April 5, 2000 April 12, 2000 April 14, 2000 (A246, R261, S60) 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.
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