H*3114 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*3114(Rat #0016, Act #0011 of 1989) General Bill, By Sheheen and Wilkins
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 year 1990
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.
01/10/89 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-53
01/11/89 House Read second time HJ-8
01/12/89 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
01/12/89 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-86
01/12/89 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-86
01/18/89 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-20
01/19/89 Senate Read second time SJ-23
01/24/89 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
02/08/89 Ratified R 16
02/08/89 No signature required
02/08/89 Act No. 11
02/27/89 Copies available
(A11, R16, H3114)
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
YEAR 1990 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:
Amendments to constitution
SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South
Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 691 of 1988, having
been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1988 as
prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895,
and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, 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. However, for the general
election in 1990, 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 it is agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House, the
amendment or amendments must be entered on the Journals respectively, with the
yeas and nays taken on it and must be submitted to the qualified electors of the
State at the next general election for Representatives. If a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting on the
question vote in favor of the amendment or amendments and a majority of each
branch of the next General Assembly, after the election and before another,
ratify the amendment or amendments, by yeas and nays, they become part of the
Constitution. The amendment or amendments must be read three times, on three
several days, in each House." |