H*2071(Rat #0009, Act #0006 of 1985)  General Bill, By J.H. Toal, J.F. Anderson, 
J.V. Gregory, Sheheen and Wilkins

Similar(S 79)
 A Bill to ratify an amendment to Section 1, Article XVI, of the Constitution
 of South Carolina, 1895, relating to amendment and revision of the
 Constitution, so as to provide that proposals may be made for the General
 Election years 1986 and 1988 for the revision of an entire Article or the
 addition of a new Article in a single amendment proposal, which proposal may
 change provisions from other Articles in certain circumstances.

   01/08/85  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-164
   01/09/85  House  Read second time HJ-194
   01/10/85  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-253
   01/15/85  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-126
   01/15/85  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-127
   01/16/85  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-145
   01/16/85  Senate Read second time SJ-146
   01/17/85  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-175
   02/26/85         Ratified R 9
   02/26/85         No signature required
   02/26/85         Act No. 6
   03/19/85         Copies available

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE XVI, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO AMENDMENT AND REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROPOSALS MAY BE MADE FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION YEARS 1986 AND 1988 FOR THE REVISION OF AN ENTIRE ARTICLE OR THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE IN A SINGLE AMENDMENT PROPOSAL, WHICH PROPOSAL MAY CHANGE PROVISIONS FROM OTHER ARTICLES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 1 of Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, proposed under the terms of Joint Resolution 522 of 1984, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1984 as prescribed in Section 1 of Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received thereon, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution, so that Section 1 of Article XVI is amended to read:

"Section 1. Any amendment or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Representatives; provided, however, that for the general elections in 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976,1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, and 1988 revision of an entire article or the addition of a new article may be proposed as a single amendment with only one question being required to be submitted to the electors. The amendment may delete, revise, and transpose provisions from other articles of the Constitution provided the provisions are germane to the subject matter of the article being revised or being proposed. If the same is agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, the amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journals respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon; and the same shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the State, at the next general election thereafter for Representatives; and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting thereon, shall vote in favor of the amendment or amendments, and a majority of each branch of the next General Assembly shall, after the election, and before another, ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they shall become part of the Constitution. The amendment or amendments shall have been read three times, on three several days, in each House."