Bill 999

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    999
Primary Sponsor:                Williams
Committee Number:               98
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Sine die adjournment
Current Committee:              Conference Committee
Computer Document Number:       999
Introduced Date:                May 16, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         May 28, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Jun 05, 1991
Last History Type:              Free Conference Powers
                                rejected
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Williams
                                Waddell
                                Martin
                                Drummond
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 999   House   Jun 05, 1991  Free Conference Powers
                             rejected
 999   House   May 30, 1991  Conference powers granted,      98
                             appointed Reps. to Committee
                             of Conference
 999   Senate  May 29, 1991  Conference powers granted,      98
                             appointed Senators to
                             Committee of Conference
 999   Senate  May 29, 1991  Insists upon amendment
 999   House   May 29, 1991  Non-concurrence in Senate
                             amendment
 999   Senate  May 28, 1991  House amendments amended,
                             returned to House
 999   House   May 23, 1991  Adopted, returned to Senate
                             with amendment
 999   House   May 23, 1991  Amended
 999   House   May 23, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     29
                             with amendment
 999   House   May 21, 1991  Introduced, referred to         29
                             Committee
 999   Senate  May 16, 1991  Introduced, adopted, sent to
                             House

HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED

May 28, 1991

S. 999

Introduced by SENATORS Williams, Waddell, Martin and Drummond

S. Printed 5/28/91--S.

Read the first time May 16, 1991.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1991, THEY SHALL STAND ADJOURNED TO MEET ON THEIR OWN MOTION IN REGULAR STATEWIDE SESSION, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE ITEMS OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED DURING SUCH STATEWIDE SESSION AFTER JUNE 6, 1991.

Amend Title To Conform

Whereas, the General Assembly of South Carolina wishes to extend its statewide session beyond June 6, 1991, in order to ensure that reapportionment and redistricting will be an open and fair process; and

Whereas, the potential for an adjustment of census population data may require the convening of a special session of the General Assembly if the option of remaining in regular session to consider such adjustment is not preserved; and

Whereas, the expense involved in the payment of two hundred fifty dollars per legislator per day for such a special session will be a great cost to the taxpayers of South Carolina; and

Whereas, the continuation of the regular session will reaffirm that the reapportionment process should be an open process in which all the citizens of South Carolina have input and freedom of information is preserved; and

Whereas, such an open deliberative session should ensure that a fair plan will be adopted and will avoid the necessity of protracted and expensive litigation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the mandatory Sine Die adjournment date for the General Assembly prescribed in Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is extended, as authorized by that code section, to permit the General Assembly to continue in session under the terms and conditions contained in this resolution.

When the respective Houses adjourn on Thursday, June 6, 1991, each House shall stand adjourned to meet upon the call of the chair or on its own motion between June 7 and July 17, 1991, for the consideration of:

(A) Gubernatorial vetoes;

(B) Receipt and confirmation of appointments;

(C) Appointment of conference and free conference committees;

(D) Conference and free conference reports;

(E) Ratification of Acts;

(F) Local matters;

(G) Elections set by the General Assembly and resolutions to set elections;

(H) Bills relating to the reapportionment and redistricting of the South Carolina House of Representatives, the South Carolina Senate, or the United States Congress;

(I) H.3650 (General Appropriation Bill), H.3651 (Bond Bill), and H.3967 (Local bill relating to Greenville County); and

(J) A resolution authorizing a different date or time, or both, for Sine Die adjournment.

When the General Assembly adjourns on Wednesday, July 17, 1991, it shall stand adjourned to meet in regular session thereafter under the rules of its respective bodies for the exclusive purpose of consideration of gubernatorial vetoes and any matter pertaining to the reapportionment or redistricting of the South Carolina Senate, the South Carolina House of Representatives, and the South Carolina Congressional Districts, until such time as it may determine, by concurrent resolution, to adjourn Sine Die.

The provisions of this resolution are deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of Article III, Section 21 of the South Carolina Constitution and to authorize such recess as either body may from time to time employ.