Debate was resumed on Amendment No. 1, which was proposed on Thursday, February 10, by the Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
Rep. RISER explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. RISER, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 4040 be read the third time tomorrow.
Rep. SNOW moved to adjourn debate upon the following Bill until Thursday, February 24, which was adopted.
H. 4481 -- Reps. Snow, Inabinett and Riser: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-235, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST TAKING STRIPED BASS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE LENGTH OF THE STRIPED BASS PROHIBITION AND THE RESTRICTED AREA IN THE SANTEE RIVER AND PROVIDE FOR A RESTRICTION IN THE TAILRACE CANAL AND THE COOPER AND WANDO RIVERS.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4501 -- Reps. Snow, McMahand, Baker, Farr, McAbee, Carnell, Townsend, Jaskwhich, Allison, Chamblee, D. Smith, Tucker, Stille, Littlejohn, Cooper, Haskins, Cato, Vaughn, Trotter, Anderson, Fair, T.C. Alexander, Wells, Lanford, Davenport, Phillips, McCraw, Mattos and Stone: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-395 SO AS TO
Debate was resumed on Amendment No. 1, which was proposed on Thursday, February 10, by the Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
Rep. SNOW explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. RUDNICK, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 4501 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
S. 258 -- Senator Drummond: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD BY THE GOVERNOR MUST BE ELECTED BY VETERINARIANS RESIDING IN THAT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-80, RELATING TO LICENSES, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT TO BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER; TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-90, RELATING TO TEMPORARY LICENSES AND FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THESE FEES MUST BE SET IN REGULATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-140, RELATING TO GROUNDS TO DENY, SUSPEND, OR REVOKE A LICENSE, SO AS TO DELETE THE USE OF SOLICITORS TO OBTAIN PATRONAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-430, RELATING TO ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO DELETE PROVISIONS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND REQUIREMENT TO BE OF GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND GOOD MORAL CHARACTER; TO AMEND SECTION 40-69-440, RELATING TO TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES AND FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE FEES MUST BE SET IN REGULATION;
Debate was resumed on Amendment No. 1, which was proposed on Thursday, February 10, by the Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
Rep. RISER explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. HARRELSON proposed the following Amendment No. 2 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\BBM\10930BDW.94), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 49-69-30, page 2, line 34, by striking /shall/ and inserting /shall may/
Amend title to conform.
Rep. HARRELSON explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3667 -- Rep. Harrison: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-3245, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS PERFORMING OTHER WORK ON PROJECT CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED
The Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\20328SD.94).
Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 11-35-3245 of the 1976 Code as contained in SECTION 1 by striking: /An architectural or engineering firm, or a combination thereof, and a construction management firm may not have any vested interest in the other's business, and this prohibition also applies to their employees./ which begins on line 40 of page 1.
When amended Section 11-35-3245 shall read:
"Section 11-35-3245. No architect or engineer performing design work, or construction manager performing construction management services as described in Section 11-35-2910(3), pursuant to a contract awarded under any provision of this chapter may perform other work on that project as a contractor or subcontractor either directly or through a business in which the architect, engineer, he or his architectural, or engineering, or construction management firm has greater than a five percent interest. For purposes of this section, safety compliance and other incidental construction support activities performed by the construction manager are not considered work performed as a contractor or subcontractor. Should the construction manager perform or be responsible for safety compliance and other incidental construction support activities, and these support activities are in non-compliance with the provisions of Section 41-15-210, then the construction management firm is subject to all applicable fines and penalties."
Amend title to conform.
Rep. HARRISON explained the amendment and moved to adjourn debate upon the Bill
until Tuesday, February 22, which was adopted.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3949 -- Reps. Wells, Quinn, Cromer, Walker, Allison, D. Smith, J. Wilder, Haskins, Littlejohn, J. Harris, Hines, Neilson and Lanford: A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-3-340 AND 31-3-380, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO A HOUSING AUTHORITY CREATED BY A MUNICIPALITY AND THE ORGANIZATION AND OFFICERS OF THE AUTHORITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS FROM AN EXTRATERRITORIAL AREA WHEN THE AUTHORITY EXERCISES JURISDICTION IN THAT AREA AND PROVIDE FOR A QUORUM WHEN THE TWO ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON MATTERS WHICH AFFECT THE AREA FROM WHICH THEY ARE APPOINTED.
Reps. ANDERSON, JENNINGS, McMAHAND, SIMRILL, HOUCK, ELLIOTT, McKAY, ASKINS, HINES, KENNEDY, GONZALES, WILLIAMS, BREELAND and INABINETT objected to the Bill.
Rep. WILLIAMS moved that the House do now adjourn.
Rep. A. YOUNG demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander, M.O. Alexander, T.C. Anderson Askins Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Carnell Chamblee Cobb-Hunter Davenport Elliott Felder Gamble Govan Hallman Harrelson Harris, J. Harris, P. Harvin Hines Hodges Holt Houck Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Mattos McAbee McCraw McKay McLeod McTeer
Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rogers Rudnick Scott Sheheen Snow Spearman Stille Townsend Tucker Vaughn Waites Waldrop Wells Whipper White Wilder, D. Wilkes Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Bailey, G. Bailey, J. Baker Cato Clyborne Cooper Corning Cromer Delleney Farr Gonzales Graham Harrell Harrison Haskins Huff Hutson Keegan Kelley Klauber Lanford Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin McMahand Meacham Quinn Richardson Riser Robinson Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stone Stuart Trotter Walker Wilder, J. Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A.
So, the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
The Senate returned to the House with concurrence the following:
H. 4700 -- Reps. Koon, M.O. Alexander, Riser and Witherspoon: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19-26, 1994, AS "FFA WEEK" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
H. 4746 -- Reps. Walker, Littlejohn, Allison, Lanford, Wells, Beatty, D. Smith and Davenport: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SALUTING THE NATIONAL BETA CLUB, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN LANDRUM IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, ON ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND WISHING THE CLUB MANY MORE YEARS OF SUCCESS.
H. 4761 -- Rep. Cobb-Hunter: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING BETTY A. HENDERSON OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY UPON HER RETIREMENT AS ORANGEBURG COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR AND WISHING HER GOOD HEALTH AND MUCH HAPPINESS IN HER RETIREMENT.