Journal of the House of Representatives
of the First Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 10, 1995

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SECTION 49--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. TOWNSEND moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 50

Section 50 was adopted.

SECTION 54--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. SHEHEEN moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 55

Section 55 was adopted.

SECTION 56--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. TOWNSEND moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 59--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. RICHARDSON moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 60

Section 60 was adopted.

SECTION 61

Section 61 was adopted.

SECTION 62

Section 62 was adopted.

SECTION 63

Section 63 was adopted.

SECTION 64

Section 64 was adopted.

SECTION 65

Section 65 was adopted.


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SECTION 66

Section 66 was adopted.

SECTION 67

Section 67 was adopted.

SECTION 68A--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. H. BROWN proposed the following Amendment No. 65 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\FF.1).

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 68A, Aid to Subdivisions- Comptroller General, Page 475, Line 6, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read: /The General Assembly, in the annual Appropriations Act, shall appropriate funds in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, into the State Property Tax Relief Fund for the purpose of providing partial homestead property tax relief. For fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1996, the General Assembly shall, in addition to the funds appropriated in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, appropriate one-half of the estimated recurring revenues expected for the fiscal year until such time that the phase-out of the residential property tax is complete./

Renumber sections & amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. H. BROWN explained the amendment.

Rep. SHEHEEN moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 68B

Section 68B was adopted.

SECTION 69--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Rep. TOWNSEND moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 72--DEBATE ADJOURNED

Reps. NEAL, MOODY-LAWRENCE, SCOTT, HOWARD, COBB-HUNTER, KIRSH and WHITE proposed the following Amendment No. 118 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\TR.015), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, General and Temporary, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read: /The


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Budget Division of the Budget and Control Board shall impose an across-the- board reduction of agency budgets funded in this Act in a total amount of $5,000,000. This reduction shall be applied across-the-board to agency travel and equipment budgets for the current year. This reduction in federal funds shall not be applied to the HHSFC, the Department of Public Education and funding items which match federal funds. The following items are exempted from this reduction: Aid to Subdivisions, Capital Reserve Fund, & Debt Service./

Renumber sections & amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. NEAL explained the amendment.

Rep. FELDER spoke against the amendment.

Rep. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. FELDER moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 74; Nays 33

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Brown, H.
Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Cromer
Dantzler         Delleney         Easterday
Fair             Felder           Fleming
Fulmer           Gamble           Hallman
Harrell          Harris, J.       Harris, P.
Harrison         Harwell          Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Jaskwhich        Keegan           Kelley
Keyserling       Kinon            Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mason
McAbee           McCraw           Phillips
Quinn            Rhoad            Rice
Richardson       Riser            Robinson
Sandifer         Sharpe           Sheheen
Shissias         Smith, R.        Spearman
Stille           Stuart           Thomas
Trotter          Tucker           Vaughn


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Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Whatley          Wilder           Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--74

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Baxley           Beatty
Breeland         Brown, G.        Brown, T.
Byrd             Cave             Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter      Govan            Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Kirsh            Lloyd            McMahand
Meacham          Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Rogers           Scott            Simrill
Tripp            Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilkes           Williams

Total--33

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. ROBINSON proposed the following Amendment No. 123 (Doc Name L:\h-wm\legis\amend\DC.036).

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, General and Temporary, Page 483, Paragraph 24, Line 20, by inserting a new line at the end to read: /However, State Retirees are subject to the earnings limitation contained in Paragraph 72.47./

Renumber sections & amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. ROBINSON explained the amendment.

Rep. ROGERS moved to adjourn debate upon the amendment, which was adopted.

Rep. STILLE proposed the following Amendment No. 96 (Doc Name L:\h- wm\legis\amend\DH.30), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 72, General and Temporary, Page 488, Line 34, Item F, by striking the item in its entirety and inserting /No subsistence reimbursement shall be allowed to a Justice


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of the Supreme Court or Judge of the Court of Appeals while traveling in the county of his official residence. When traveling on official business of said court within 50 miles outside the county of his official residence, a Supreme Court Justice and a Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be allowed subsistence expenses in the amount of $35 per day plus such mileage allowance for travel as is provided for other employees of the State. When traveling on official business of said Court 50 or more miles outside the county of his official residence, each Justice and Judge of the Court of Appeals shall be allowed subsistence expenses in the amount as provided in this Act for members of the General Assembly plus such mileage allowance for travel as is provided for other employees of the State. The Chief Justice, or such other person as he designates, while attending the Conference of Chief Justices and one member of the Supreme Court while attending the National Convention of Appellate Court Judges, and three Circuit Judges while attending the National Convention of State Trial Judges shall be allowed actual subsistence and travel expenses.

Upon approval of the Chief Justice, Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the Court of Appeals, Circuit Judges, and Family Court Judges shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred for all other official business requiring out-of- state expenses at the rate provided in paragraph A of this section./

Renumber sections & amend totals/title to conform.

Rep. STILLE explained the amendment.

Rep. QUINN moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 63; Nays 35

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Bailey           Baxley           Boan
Brown, G.        Brown, H.        Brown, T.
Byrd             Cain             Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Cotty
Felder           Fleming          Fulmer
Govan            Hallman          Harrell
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harrison
Harvin           Haskins          Herdklotz
Hines            Hodges           Howard


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Huff             Inabinett        Jennings
Keyserling       Knotts           Lanford
Law              Lloyd            Martin
McAbee           McCraw           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Phillips         Quinn
Rhoad            Richardson       Riser
Rogers           Scott            Sharpe
Shissias         Smith, R.        Thomas
Tripp            Tucker           Whatley
Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.      White
Wilkes           Wilkins          Witherspoon
Worley           Wright           Young, J.

Total--63

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Anderson         Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Cromer
Dantzler         Easterday        Fair
Gamble           Keegan           Kelley
Kennedy          Kirsh            Koon
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            Meacham          Rice
Robinson         Sandifer         Simrill
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Trotter          Vaughn           Walker
Wells            Wilder           Williams
Wofford          Young, A.

Total--35

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. ROGERS moved to adjourn debate upon the section, which was adopted.

SECTION 73

Section 73 was adopted.

Rep. WELLS moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted.


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MOTION NOTED

Rep. H. BROWN moved to reconsider the vote whereby Part IA, Sections 3A, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3H, 4A, 4B, 6A, 6C, 6D, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17A, 17C, 17D, 17E, 17G, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 68B. PART IB, Sections 1A, 2, 2A, 3, 4A, 5, 6DD, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 17A, 17B, 17G, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68B and 73 were adopted and the motion was noted.

Further proceedings were interrupted by adjournment, the pending question being consideration of the Bill.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:00 P.M. the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. BAILEY adjourned in memory of James L. "Jimmy" Bryant of Rosinville, to meet at 9:30 A.M. tomorrow.

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Tuesday, March 7, 1995

(Statewide Session)

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 9:30 A.M.

Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:

Our gracious God, we thank You for Your bounty that has sustained us, for Your discipline which has corrected us, and for Your love which has forgiven us. Amid the shifting shadows of the temporal, take from us the dimness of our sight that we may see with clear vision to discern the shining truths of the eternal. Cause us to look beyond our selfish ambitions and hollow pride and behold Your unchangeable truths standing like mountain peaks piercing the skies.

Keep us loyal and steadfast to the moral laws of Mt. Sinai and to the everlasting truths of the Sermon on the Mount. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. MASON moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Fred W. King of Aiken, which was agreed to.

REGULATION WITHDRAWN

The following was received.

Document No. 1766
Promulgated By Real Estate Appraisers Board, Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Regulations Relating to Licensing, Certification, Fees, Continuing Education of Real Estate Appraisers
Received By Speaker April 12, 1994
Referred to House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
120 Day Review Expiration Date March 19, 1995
Withdrawn March 6, 1995


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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3754 -- Rep. Tucker: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF THE REVEREND DENNY M. HILL OF GREER AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3755 -- Rep. Tucker: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SALUTING SWISS-BASED MIKRON INSTRUMENT COMPANY ON ITS INTENDED CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN-MILLION-DOLLAR INJECTION-MOLDING PLANT OFF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 187 IN ANDERSON COUNTY.

The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

The following was introduced:

H. 3756 -- Reps. Tucker, P. Harris and Cooper: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT THE DEATH OF JAMES ROBERT "ROB" ROGERS, SR., OF PIEDMONT, AND EXTENDING SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

The following Bills were introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committees:

H. 3757 -- Reps. Kirsh, Hallman and A. Young: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-31-85 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE PUBLIC SERVICE


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AUTHORITY FROM EXPENDING PUBLIC MONIES FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

H. 3758 -- Reps. Cotty and Kinon: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-480, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE CONSENT OF CONGRESS, TO ENTER INTO COMPACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WITH GOVERNORS OF OTHER STATES CONCERNING DRUG INTERDICTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 1-3-490 SO AS TO ADOPT THE NATIONAL GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES COMPACT TO PROVIDE FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AMONG THE PARTY STATES IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN DRUG INTERDICTION, COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES, AND DEMAND REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

H. 3759 -- Reps. Fair, Herdklotz, Tripp, Mason, Cain, Waldrop, Kelley, Simrill, Limehouse and Meacham: A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FAIR DEALING WITH GOVERNMENT CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1995"; TO AMEND SECTION 13-19-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MIDLANDS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE AUTHORITY'S GOVERNING BOARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE AUTHORITY COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO AMEND SECTION 13-21-30, RELATING TO THE EDISTO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE RIGHTS AND POWERS OF ITS GOVERNING BOARD, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE AUTHORITY COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO AMEND SECTION 41-43-90, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND TO THE CORPORATE AND OTHER POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE AUTHORITY COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY BUSINESSES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 12-27-1320, RELATING TO GOALS OR SET-ASIDES FOR BUSINESSES OWNED AND


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CONTROLLED BY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ETHNIC MINORITIES AND DISADVANTAGED FEMALES, AND ARTICLE 21 OF CHAPTER 35, TITLE 11, RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY BUSINESSES.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry.


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