Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:998 Primary Sponsor:Holland Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Reapportionment Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:998 Introduced Date:May 16, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:May 16, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Holland Saleeby McConnell Hayes Pope Matthews Stilwell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 998 Senate May 16, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO APPORTIONMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS ARE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990; TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-60, RELATING TO APPORTIONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE INTO SENATORIAL ELECTION DISTRICTS EFFECTIVE WITH THE 1992 ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THESE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE ARE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990; AND TO AMEND SECTION 7-19-40, RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The United States Census of 1990 is adopted as the true and correct enumeration of the inhabitants of this State.
SECTION 2. Section 2-1-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
SECTION 3. Section 2-1-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
SECTION 4. Section 7-19-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.