Journal of the House of Representatives
of the Second Session of the 110th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 11, 1994

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Pursuant to Rule 7.7 the yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 84; Nays 9

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander, T.C.  Allison          Askins
Bailey, G.       Baker            Baxley
Brown, G.        Brown, H.        Carnell
Cato             Chamblee         Clyborne
Cooper           Corning          Davenport
Delleney         Elliott          Fair
Farr             Felder           Gamble
Hallman          Harrell          Harrelson
Harris, J.       Harrison         Haskins
Hines            Holt             Houck
Huff             Hutson           Inabinett
Jaskwhich        Keegan           Kennedy
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Koon             Lanford          Law
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Martin
McCraw           McKay            McTeer
Meacham          Moody-Lawrence   Neilson
Phillips         Quinn            Richardson
Riser            Robinson         Scott
Sharpe           Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Snow             Spearman
Stille           Stoddard         Stone
Stuart           Sturkie          Thomas
Townsend         Trotter          Tucker
Vaughn           Waldrop          Walker
Wells            Wilder, D.       Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Worley
Wright           Young, A.        Young, R.

Total--84

Those who voted in the negative are:

Breeland         Cobb-Hunter      Jennings
Keyserling       McElveen         Neal
Shissias         Waites           Whipper

Total--9


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So, the Bill was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

RECORD FOR NOT VOTING

I abstained from voting from H. 3649 because this Bill received no debate on the floor and it appears to dictate to the Family Court decisions which have been previously decided by a Judge who hears all testimony on Foster Care and Adoption proceedings.

Rep. JAMES L.M. CROMER, JR.

Rep. PHILLIPS moved that the House do now adjourn, which was rejected by a division vote of 28 to 69.

H. 3569--ORDERED TO THIRD READING

The following Bill was taken up.

H. 3569 -- Reps. Graham, Klauber, Trotter, Simrill, Cato, Marchbanks, A. Young, Quinn, Haskins, Harrison, Cooper, P. Harris, Wofford, Gamble, Townsend, H. Brown, Littlejohn, Kelley, Robinson, Wright, Meacham, Wilkins, Vaughn, Farr, Allison, Fair, Lanford, Stuart, Baker, Davenport, Stone, Corning, J. Wilder, Hutson and Walker: A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISQUALIFICATION OF HOMOSEXUAL AND BISEXUAL PERSONS FROM SERVICE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD, PROVIDE FOR THE SEPARATION FROM SERVICE OF SUCH PERSONS, AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

Rep. J. BROWN moved to adjourn debate upon the Bill until Tuesday, January 25.

Rep. BAKER moved to table the motion, which was agreed to by a division vote of 68 to 30.

Rep. HOLT requested that the Bill be read.

The READING CLERK read the Bill.

Rep. J. BROWN moved to table the Bill.

Rep. HUFF demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 16; Nays 80

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Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bailey, J.       Breeland         Brown, J.
Cobb-Hunter      Hines            Holt
Houck            Inabinett        Kennedy
McTeer           Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Rogers           Scott            Waites
Whipper

Total--16

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander, T.C.  Allison          Bailey, G.
Baker            Baxley           Boan
Brown, G.        Brown, H.        Carnell
Cato             Chamblee         Clyborne
Cooper           Corning          Cromer
Davenport        Delleney         Elliott
Fair             Farr             Felder
Fulmer           Gamble           Gonzales
Graham           Hallman          Harrell
Harrelson        Harris, J.       Harrison
Haskins          Huff             Hutson
Jennings         Keegan           Kelley
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Koon             Lanford          Law
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mattos
McAbee           McCraw           McKay
McLeod           Meacham          Phillips
Quinn            Richardson       Riser
Robinson         Rudnick          Sharpe
Shissias         Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Snow             Stille
Stone            Stuart           Sturkie
Trotter          Tucker           Vaughn
Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Wilder, J.       Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Worley           Wright
Young, A.        Young, R.

Total--80

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So, the House refused to table the Bill.

Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke against the Bill.

Rep. SCOTT moved that the House do now adjourn.

Rep. CATO demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 44; Nays 59

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Anderson         Bailey, J.       Barber
Boan             Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Byrd             Carnell
Cobb-Hunter      Delleney         Elliott
Farr             Govan            Harrelson
Harris, J.       Harvin           Hines
Holt             Houck            Inabinett
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
McAbee           McCraw           McElveen
McKay            McMahand         McTeer
Neal             Phillips         Rogers
Scott            Sharpe           Sheheen
Snow             Spearman         Tucker
Waites           Whipper          Wilder, D.
Wilkes           Young, R.

Total--44

Those who voted in the negative are:

Alexander, T.C.  Allison          Bailey, G.
Baker            Baxley           Brown, H.
Cato             Chamblee         Clyborne
Cooper           Corning          Cromer
Davenport        Fair             Felder
Gamble           Graham           Hallman
Harrell          Harrison         Haskins
Huff             Hutson           Jaskwhich
Keegan           Kelley           Kinon
Kirsh            Klauber          Koon
Lanford          Law              Littlejohn

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Marchbanks       Meacham          Moody-Lawrence
Neilson          Quinn            Richardson
Riser            Robinson         Rudnick
Shissias         Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Stille           Stone
Townsend         Trotter          Vaughn
Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Wilder, J.       Wilkins          Wofford
Wright           Young, A.

Total--59

So, the House refused to adjourn.

Rep. McELVEEN spoke against the Bill.

POINT OF ORDER

Rep. COBB-HUNTER raised the Point of Order that the Bill was out of order as it did not have a fiscal impact statement attached and such legislation would have fiscal impact.

The SPEAKER stated that the Bill did have a fiscal impact statement attached and it was zero and that he was not allowed under the Rules to argue with that and he overruled the Point of Order.

Rep. McELVEEN moved to commit the Bill to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rep. GRAHAM moved to table the motion.

Rep. KLAUBER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 63; Nays 37

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander, T.C.  Allison          Bailey, G.
Baker            Baxley           Brown, H.
Carnell          Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Corning          Davenport
Elliott          Fair             Farr
Felder           Gamble           Graham
Harris, J.       Harrison         Haskins
Huff             Hutson           Jaskwhich

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Keegan           Kelley           Kinon
Kirsh            Klauber          Koon
Lanford          Law              Littlejohn
Marchbanks       McAbee           McCraw
McKay            McMahand         Meacham
Phillips         Quinn            Richardson
Riser            Robinson         Sharpe
Simrill          Smith, R.        Stille
Stone            Stuart           Sturkie
Townsend         Trotter          Tucker
Vaughn           Waldrop          Walker
Wells            Wilder, J.       Worley
Wright           Young, A.        Young, R.

Total--63

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Bailey, J.
Barber           Breeland         Brown, J.
Byrd             Canty            Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Delleney         Govan
Harrelson        Harvin           Hines
Holt             Houck            Inabinett
Jennings         Keyserling       McElveen
McTeer           Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Rogers           Rudnick
Scott            Sheheen          Shissias
Snow             Spearman         Thomas
Waites           Whipper          Wilder, D.
Wilkes

Total--37

So, the motion to commit the Bill was tabled.

Rep. ROGERS spoke against the Bill.

Rep. McABEE moved that the House do now adjourn.


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Rep. HUFF demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 29; Nays 64

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Bailey, J.       Barber           Breeland
Brown, G.        Byrd             Carnell
Cobb-Hunter      Elliott          Govan
Harrelson        Harvin           Hines
Holt             Houck            Inabinett
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
McAbee           McElveen         McTeer
Neal             Phillips         Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Spearman
Waites           Whipper

Total--29

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Anderson         Askins
Bailey, G.       Baker            Baxley
Boan             Brown, H.        Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Corning
Cromer           Davenport        Delleney
Fair             Farr             Felder
Gamble           Graham           Harris, J.
Harrison         Huff             Hutson
Jaskwhich        Keegan           Kelley
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Koon             Lanford          Law
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       McCraw
McKay            McMahand         Meacham
Moody-Lawrence   Neilson          Quinn
Richardson       Riser            Robinson
Rudnick          Sharpe           Shissias
Simrill          Smith, R.        Stille
Stone            Stuart           Sturkie
Thomas           Townsend         Trotter
Tucker           Waldrop          Walker

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Wells            Wilder, D.       Wright
Young, A.

Total--64

So, the House refused to adjourn.

Rep. ROGERS continued speaking.

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR

Rep. ROGERS continued speaking.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The SPEAKER Pro Tempore granted Rep. MATTOS a leave of absence for the remainder of the day to speak at a luncheon.

Rep. ROGERS continued speaking.

The question then recurred to the passage of the Bill on second reading.

Pursuant to Rule 7.7 the yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 92; Nays 20

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Alexander, T.C.  Allison          Bailey, G.
Bailey, J.       Baker            Barber
Baxley           Boan             Brown, G.
Brown, H.        Carnell          Cato
Chamblee         Clyborne         Cooper
Corning          Cromer           Davenport
Delleney         Elliott          Fair
Farr             Felder           Fulmer
Gamble           Gonzales         Govan
Graham           Hallman          Harrell
Harrelson        Harris, J.       Harrison
Harwell          Haskins          Houck
Huff             Hutson           Jaskwhich
Jennings         Keegan           Kelley
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Koon             Lanford          Law
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Martin

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Mattos           McAbee           McCraw
McKay            McLeod           Meacham
Moody-Lawrence   Neilson          Phillips
Quinn            Rhoad            Richardson
Riser            Robinson         Rudnick
Sharpe           Shissias         Simrill
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Spearman
Stille           Stone            Stuart
Sturkie          Thomas           Townsend
Trotter          Tucker           Vaughn
Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Wilder, J.       Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Worley           Wright
Young, A.        Young, R.

Total--92

Those who voted in the negative are:

Askins           Breeland         Brown, J.
Byrd             Canty            Cobb-Hunter
Harvin           Hines            Holt
Inabinett        Kennedy          McTeer
Neal             Rogers           Scott
Snow             Waites           Whipper
Wilder, D.       Williams

Total--20

So, the Bill was read the second time and ordered to third reading.

Rep. ROGERS moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted by a division vote of 61 to 35.

RETURNED WITH CONCURRENCE

The Senate returned to the House with concurrence the following:

H. 4435 -- Rep. Harvin: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DR. SYLVIA WEINBERG, SUPERINTENDENT OF CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO, ON RECEIVING ONE OF TWO 1993 OUTSTANDING SUPERINTENDENT AWARDS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION.


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H. 4436 -- Rep. Harvin: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OUR SORROW TO OUR COLLEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE MOLLY MITCHELL SPEARMAN, ON THE DEATH OF HER MOTHER, MRS. LENORA WERTS MITCHELL OF SALUDA COUNTY.

H. 4437 -- Rep. Harvin: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING NORMA ANDREWS, CLARENDON COUNTY AUDITOR, ON BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF ASSESSING OFFICIALS AT THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING ON OCTOBER 15, 1993.

H. 4439 -- Reps. Rudnick, Canty, Wofford, Lanford, Neal, Thomas, Klauber, D. Smith, Law, Baker, Harrison, Corning, Riser, Keyserling, Stille, Wilkes, Sharpe, Cobb-Hunter, Vaughn, G. Brown, Haskins, Robinson, Elliott, Neilson, Moody-Lawrence, Whipper, McLeod, Holt, G. Bailey, M.O. Alexander, Farr, Jaskwhich, Askins, Littlejohn, Davenport, Huff, Kirsh, Wells and Quinn: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JAMES M. BRAILSFORD, JR., OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY, FORMER ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT, AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

H. 4440 -- Reps. Rudnick, Kirsh, Baker, Wofford, Thomas, Klauber, P. Harris, Riser, Neal, Corning, Keyserling, Wilkes, Quinn, Holt, G. Brown, Sharpe, Haskins, Whipper, Robinson, Neilson, Davenport, McLeod, Cobb-Hunter, M.O. Alexander, Farr, Jaskwhich, Stille, Wells, Littlejohn, Huff, G. Bailey, Moody-Lawrence, Canty, Lanford, Vaughn, D. Smith and Law: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH BOATWRIGHT COKER, AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

H. 4441 -- Reps. Rudnick, Thomas, Haskins, Kirsh, Corning, Klauber, Riser, Quinn, Neal, Keyserling, Askins, Holt, Cobb-Hunter, G. Brown, Robinson, Neilson, Whipper, Jaskwhich, McLeod, Farr, Elliott, M.O. Alexander, Davenport, Stille, Wells, Littlejohn, Huff, G. Bailey, Moody-Lawrence, Law, Baker, Vaughn, D. Smith, Lanford and Canty:


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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF EDWIN H. COOPER OF COLUMBIA, AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.


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