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Pursuant to Article III, Section 9, of the Constitution, the members of the House of Representatives from the several districts of this State assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the Capitol, in the City of Columbia, this day, and were called to order at 12:00 Noon by Sandra K. McKinney, the Clerk of the Late House of Representatives.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the late House of Representatives, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark as follows:
We come with confidence into Your presence, Lord, knowing of a certainty that You are near enough to hear us when we pray and to answer us when we call. We acknowledge our need of Your supporting help for our tasks are many and our opportunities great. Give wisdom a-plenty for our minds, inspiration in abundance for our hearts, courage unlimited for our challenges. Grant us faith enough to be unafraid, trust sufficient to be unflattering. Keep our eyes focused on such high ideals as to make us worthy of the unique places of leadership we occupy and adequate for the work that lies ahead.
Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 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 Rep. ROBINSON.
The following was received.
June 30, 1994
The Honorable Robert J. Sheheen
House of Representatives
506 Blatt Building
Columbia, S.C. 29211
RE: Appointment to Workers' Compensation Commission
Dear Bob:
The purpose of this letter is to formally resign from the S.C. House of Representatives. As you are aware, I have been appointed to the S.C. Workers' Compensation Commission effective July 1, 1994.
I have greatly enjoyed my eight years of service and view with more than a little regret the fact that I will no longer be there with you to work to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government in our State.
I have a great deal of respect for the institution and I appreciate the opportunity of serving with you not only as a fair an effective speaker of the House, but also as a fellow member of the Kershaw delegation and a friend.
I have learned a great deal and I believe my service and the knowledge I've gained will be invaluable to me as I begin serving the citizens of our State in my new capacity. I am particularly glad to have served while you were speaker and Carroll Campbell was Governor. That combination of leadership and skill will be difficult to replace.
If there is any thing I can do to assist you or other members of the House or its Staff (what a great job they do!) either professionally or personally, please call upon me. I'm leaving some of the finest people and best friends I've ever met and I won't forget any of you or the many kindnesses and courtesies show during my years of elected service.
Very truly yours,
ROLAND S. CORNING
Received as information.
The following was received.
August 23, 1994
The Honorable Robert J. Sheheen
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1100 Gervais Street
Columbia, S.C. 29201
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I hereby tender my resignation as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives effective today.
Sincerely,
H. HOWELL CLYBORNE
Member, House of Representatives
Received as information.
The following was received.
November 2, 1994
The Honorable Robert J. Sheheen
Speaker
South Carolina House of Representatives
Columbia, S.C. 29211
Dear Mr. Speaker:
Last evening shortly after 5:00 P.M., I was sworn in as State Senator for District One of South Carolina. This letter to you confirms and officially notifies you of my resignation from District One of the South Carolina House of Representatives, effective at that time.
These past eight years shall always remain with me the fondest memories of my service in the House under your most able leadership. To you and my colleagues in the House I wish you the very best and I look forward to our working together in our current capacities for the betterment of our Great State.
Thank you for the many kindnesses extended to me. I value the positive impact that the South Carolina House of Representatives has made on a better State for all of us.
With warmest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
THOMAS C. ALEXANDER
Received as information.
The CLERK of the late House announced that the first business in order was the election of a Temporary CHAIRMAN.
Rep. MARCHBANKS nominated Rep. CAROLE C. WELLS.
On motion of Rep. HUFF, nominations were closed and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The CLERK of the late House appointed Reps. MEACHAM, WRIGHT and J. HARRIS to escort Rep. WELLS to the rostrum.
Rep. WELLS presented her credentials and the oath of office was administered to her by the Clerk.
Rep. WELLS thereupon took the Chair.
The Temporary CHAIRWOMAN appointed Mrs. Sandra K. McKinney to act as Temporary Clerk; Mr. Danny Bruce as Temporary Reading Clerk and Mr. Mitchell Dorman as Temporary Sergeant At Arms.
The following was received.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
State House
Columbia, South Carolina
Members of the House:
The State Election Commission has certified to this Office those Members of the House of Representatives of South Carolina which were elected in the election of November 8, 1994. The Members are hereby certified as set forth in the attached pages as the duly and properly elected Members of the House of Representatives, all of which is duly certified.
/s/Jim Miles, Secretary of State
District 1 Bradley Cain (R)
District 2 Bill Sandifer (R)
District 3 Claude V. Marchbanks, Jr. (R)
District 4 Teddy W. Trotter (R)
District 5 Alfred B. Robinson, Jr. (R)
District 6 John Tucker (D)
District 7 Ronald P. Townsend (D)
District 8 C.D. Chamblee (D)
District 9 Pat B. Harris (D)
District 10 Dan Cooper (R)
District 11 Harry C. Stille (D)
District 12 Jennings G. McAbee (P)
District 13 Jim Klauber (R)
District 14 Marion P. Carnell (D)
District 15 Donny Wilder (D)
District 16 Eugene C. Stoddard (D)
District 17 Harry Cato (R)
District 18 Lewis R. Vaughn (R)
District 19 Mike Fair (R)
District 20 Dick Herdklotz (R)
District 21 Mike Jaskwhich (R)
District 22 Terry E. Haskins (R)
District 23 Ralph Anderson (D)
District 24 David H. Wilkins (R)
District 25 W.B. McMahand (D)
District 26 Rex F. Rice (R)
District 27 Mike Easterday (R)
District 28 Dan Tripp (R)
District 29 E. DeWitt McCraw (D)
District 30 Olin R. Phillips (D)
District 31 Don Beatty (D)
District 32 Doug Smith (R)
District 33 Lanny Littlejohn (R)
District 34 Carole Wells (R)
District 35 Steve Lanford (R)
District 36 Rita Allison (R)
District 37 Ralph Davenport (R)
District 38 Bob Walker (R)
District 39 Molly M. Spearman (D)
District 40 Dave C. Waldrop, Jr. (D)
District 41 Timothy C. Wilkes (D)
District 42 Ronald Fleming (R)
District 43 F.G. "Greg" Delleney, Jr. (D)
District 44 William "Bill" Boan (D)
District 45 James H. Hodges (D)
District 46 Gary Simrill (R)
District 47 Herbert Kirsh (D)
District 48 Becky Meacham (R)
District 49 Bessie Moody-Lawrence (D)
District 50 Grady Brown (D)
District 51 Ralph W. Canty (D)
District 52 Robert J. Sheheen (D)
District 53 Jean L. Harris (D)
District 54 Douglas Jennings, Jr. (D)
District 55 Marion H. "Son" Kinon (D)
District 56 Denny W. Neilson (D)
District 57 Larry Elliott (D)
District 58 Morgan Martin (D)
District 59 B. Hicks Harwell (D)
District 60 Woody McKay (D)
District 61 Harry A. Askins (D)
District 62 Jesse E. Hines (D)
District 63 Hunter Limbaugh (R)
District 64 Alex Harvin, III (D)
District 65 Mike Baxley (D)
District 66 Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
District 67 W. Jeffrey Young (R)
District 68 Joseph T. McElveen (D)
District 69 Bill Riser (R)
District 70 Joseph H. Neal (D)
District 71 Rick Quinn (R)
District 72 Timothy F. Rogers (D)
District 73 Joe E. Brown (D)
District 74 Alma Byrd (D)
District 75 Jim Harrison (R)
District 76 Leon Howard (D)
District 77 John Scott (D)
District 78 June S. Shissias (R)
District 79 Bill Cotty (R)
District 80 James L. Cromer (P)
District 81 Ruby Mason (R)
District 82 William Clyburn (D)
District 83 Tom Huff (R)
District 84 James L. Smith (R)
District 85 David A. Wright (R)
District 86 Charles Sharpe (R)
District 87 Larry L. Koon (R)
District 88 Jake Knotts (R)
District 89 Margaret J. Gamble (R)
District 90 Thomas N. Rhoad (D)
District 91 Wilbur L. Cave (D)
District 92 Sandi S. Wofford (R)
District 93 John Felder (D)
District 94 Heyward Hutson (R)
District 95 Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (D)
District 96 Elsie Rast Stuart (R)
District 97 George H. Bailey (D)
District 98 Annette Young (R)
District 99 Henry E. Brown (R)
District 100 James N. Law (R)
District 101 Kenneth Kennedy (D)
District 102 Dewitt Williams (D)
District 103 Theodore A. Brown (D)
District 104 Harold Worley (D)
District 105 W.D. Witherspoon (R)
District 106 Tom Keegan (R)
District 107 Mark S. Kelley (R)
District 108 Paula H. Thomas (R)
District 109 Lucille S. Whipper (D)
District 110 Chip Limehouse (R)
District 111 Floyd Breeland (D)
District 112 Harry M. Hallman, Jr. (R)
District 113 Mickey Whatley (R)
District 114 Bobby Harrell (R)
District 115 Lynn Seithel (R)
District 116 Curtis B. Inabinett (D)
District 117 Tom Dantzler (R)
District 118 Jackson "Seth" Whipper (D)
District 119 Ronald C. Fulmer (R)
District 120 Douglas E. McTeer (D)
District 121 Walter P. Lloyd (D)
District 122 Juanita White (D)
District 123 Scott Richardson (R)
District 124 William D. Keyserling (P)
The TEMPORARY READING CLERK of the late House then commenced a call of the members-elect of the House of Representatives by roll call resulting as follows:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Carnell Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The foregoing were then sworn in by the Temporary CHAIRWOMAN.
The Temporary CHAIRWOMAN announced that nominations were in order for a SPEAKER.
Rep. HARRELL nominated Rep. WILKINS of Greenville as follows:
"Madame Chairman, ladies and gentlemen of the House, Governor Campbell, Governor-Elect Beasley, Susan and Robert Wilkins, it is with a great deal of pleasure that I rise today to place into nomination for the office of Speaker of the House, my good friend, David Wilkins. History is being made today. As we begin this new Session, the Republican Party is now the majority party in the South Carolina House. With that majority comes responsibility. And, while it may be expected that the new Speaker would be a Republican, the fact is that the person we elect must be a leader who is up to the task. We need a Speaker who will work with everyone in the House, and who can reach across party lines. Throughout David's time as a member of this House the one thing that has consistently been said about him has been his ability to get along with and to work with everyone without regard to party, or race, or gender. He has the best interest of this State at heart. He is committed to making South Carolina a better place to live for all of our citizens. If he believes something is in the best interest of this State, then he supports it and works for it. It's as simple as that. That's the kind of person we need to elect as our Speaker, and that's the kind of person David Wilkins is. Many of us this year ran on a very clear agenda for change. David Wilkins was the leader of that movement. He was instrumental in putting together the plan for passing term limits, welfare reform, truth in sentencing, and property tax reform. Under David's leadership, those things will be at the top of our agenda. David was first elected to the SC House in 1980. He was elected Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in 1986, and continued to serve in that capacity until 1992, when he was elected Speaker Pro Tempore of this House. He has worked his way up through the ranks of this House. He understands what makes this Body work. He understands how to get things done. When I came into this House as a Freshman, David was one of the first people to welcome me. He went out of his way to help me to understand how this place operates and how to be productive. I'll always remember that. I deeply appreciate his friendship and his leadership. David Wilkins will make a great Speaker, and now Madame Chairman it is my great honor and privilege to place David Horton Wilkins into nomination for your consideration as the Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Thank you."
On motion of Rep. SHARPE, nominations were closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The Temporary CHAIRWOMAN appointed Reps. ALLISON, ANDERSON, COOPER, FELDER, McKAY and THOMAS to escort the SPEAKER-ELECT to the desk where the oath of office was administered unto him by the Temporary CHAIRWOMAN.
SPEAKER WILKINS thereupon took the Chair and addressed the House as follows:
"Wow...This robe feels pretty good...I wonder if I could wear it to lunch...I want to thank you for giving me this privilege as well as this responsibility of being your Speaker. You honor me greatly with your support and trust. I pledge to you to at all times give you my very best, to always strive to justify your confidence and trust and to perform my duties in a fair, even-handed and honorable manner. This is a very special moment in my life and there are some very special people here today to share this moment with me. Please indulge me as I introduce them to you. First and foremost is my wife, Susan, and my son, Robert. I regret that our son, James, who is a freshman in college, could not be with us, but he is just beginning his first year college exams. I'm sure he is with us in spirit. I appreciate them being here to share this moment. I have been in the House the majority of my married life, so Susan and James and Robert have grown up in politics with me. Recently, I came across our very first campaign picture taken in 1980. I had alot more hair and a few less pounds. Susan looks just the same as she did then and James and Robert were just so high being three and four. As I have watched them grow into responsible young adults, they have watched me grow in politics and in the legislative arena. I might also add that as I have advanced in the legislative arena, I have gotten great advice from Susan - most of it unsolicited but all of it good. I asked her about my speech over the weekend and she said, 'whatever you do, don't try to be intellectual, witty and charming, instead, just try to be yourself.' All of you who serve in the House know that the majority vote needed to get elected doesn't count for much without that support from a smaller constituency, your family. As they did in our first campaign in 1980, Susan and James and Robert have always given me their unconditional love, support and understanding. I owe them so much and I am truly grateful to them. So it's very special for them to be here with me, for Robert and Susan, and I know James is thinking about us this very moment in college in Virginia and I am delighted that they are here today to share this moment with me. My mother, mother-in-law, brother and sister and their children are seated up in the balcony. Please stand and be recognized by the House, if you would. I very much appreciate them being here. I only regret that my younger brother, who is a doctor in Denver, and my father, who is 88 and is not in good health, were unable to be with us. My two law partners, Tim Madden and Cathy Fairey, and the entire office staff are in the balcony. They're here to see if I really do work in Columbia. I thank them for their hard work and dedication which allows me to spend time in the Body. There are also many long-time and special friends that took time away from their busy schedules to be with us, many from District 24 in Greenville. It has been my privilege to represent them and the citizens of District 24 now for 14 years. I have been the benefactor of their support and friendship. There are also two former House members, who all of you know, who honor us with their presence today. First is our Governor, Carroll Campbell. He has provided tremendous leadership to our State for the last eight years. He has left a legacy of economic opportunity for South Carolina by focusing the eyes of the international business community on our State and by creating jobs for our citizens. In addition to being one of my constituents, certainly my best known most famous constituent, he has been my political mentor and my friend over the past many years. Governor Campbell, I want you to know that on behalf of the South Carolina House of Representatives we appreciate your service, your devotion and your leadership. Governor, I will miss you. We will all miss you. Please stand and be recognized by the House. And to Governor-Elect Beasley, I want to welcome you back to the House which was your second home for 14 years. You certainly know this Body and its members well. We look forward to working with you as together we move this State forward into the 21st century. On behalf of the House, I pledge to you our friendship, our cooperation and our support. Thank you for being with us. Please stand and be recognized by the House. I would also like to pay tribute to our Speaker of the last eight years. Bob Sheheen has led this House and served the people of South Carolina with great integrity and distinction. He has provided us tremendous leadership during his tenure as Speaker of the House. Speaker Sheheen, I speak for the entire membership of this House in thanking you for your leadership and your tireless work as Speaker. I appreciate all that you have done. Members, please stand in tribute to Speaker Sheheen. These are exciting times. These are changing times. The significance of this moment should not be lost on us. It has been 116 years since a Republican has stood in this very Chamber before this Body as its Speaker. Today, South Carolina becomes the first state in the South to elect a Republican as its Speaker. Our State finds itself in the midst of a transition. The voters here at home and across this nation have mandated change. In the recent elections, the people of South Carolina spoke loud and clear. Some of you heard them going door to door this fall. Some of you heard them in the factories or in the churches or on the playgrounds. We all heard them at the ballot box. Their words differed but their message was the same. They have demanded change and have overwhelmingly rejected business as usual. Their message was to address our concerns or be held accountable for what you do or fail to do. That means meeting public needs with ever limited resources. That means deciding what is fundamental and what is superfluous. That means thinking in different terms and doing things not only differently but better. As we face the problems of our State, we face constituents who are wondering whether the justice system is truly designed to punish the guilty and protect the innocent. Our citizens read of criminal sentences where 'life' really means 'years' and 'years' really mean 'months' and 'months' mean 'no time at all'. We must work together to make our criminal justice system understandable and accountable to all our citizens. A sentence should actually mean what it says, five years should mean five years, ten years should mean ten years and life should mean just that. South Carolina should abolish parole, establish truth in sentencing and get violent offenders off the streets and out of our schools. We face constituents who are losing faith in our ability to provide public assistance to the needy in an efficient and effective manner. Too often, programs intended to be lifesavers turn out to be millstones which drag both the participants and the taxpayers into the depths of resentment and helplessness. We must have a welfare system that leads to opportunity which ultimately leads to the goal of independence. It's time to stop rewarding irresponsible behavior. We face constituents who have grown restless with taxes and spending which have outgrown their pocketbooks. All South Carolina citizens, individuals, corporations, small businesses are asking for the same thing, a smaller, leaner, less intrusive state government. We must pass property tax reform that is fair and equitable to all South Carolinians. Let us not forget what the people have said. They want their children in safe, well-funded schools. They want a criminal justice system that makes sense. They want opportunity but insist that with opportunity comes personal responsibility. They want fairness in the tax code and they want government off their backs. In short, our task is to guide South Carolina into the coming century, a century which will be very different from the one in which we live. One thing is for certain, we won't stand a chance of fulfilling our duties if we give into divisiveness and petty partisanship. There is definitely change in the works for South Carolina. While this election today means that new people will assume positions of leadership in this Body, it does not mean that we should not work together for the common good of all our citizens. We must never lose focus of the fact that we, as members of the South Carolina House, serve one Body, one State, one people and one future. Regardless of our party affiliation, regardless of our geographical location, we represent all the people of South Carolina. We must have a spirit of cooperation and unity. I want this Body to be a body of inclusion and not a body of exclusion. The election is over. It is time for the business of government to start. We have a choice to move forward in the spirit of cooperation or remain stagnant because of partisan bickering and stalemate. If we have gridlock because of our unwillingness to work together, the biggest loser as our problems go unresolved will be the State of South Carolina and her people. That is not to say that we will not have our differences but we must remember that the people of this State did not send us to Columbia to score political points. They sent us to Columbia to solve their problems and be responsive to their needs. If we are going to be successful in addressing our state's problems, we need to be more concerned about the next generation and less concerned about the next election. We need to stop fixing the blame and start fixing the problems. We must begin today in this Chamber by building a strong and lasting bridge of cooperation which will support and serve all South Carolinians. I pledge to you to work with you on reforms that will lower property taxes, reform an unworkable welfare system, abolish parole and improve our schools. The citizens of South Carolina are looking to us to lead. Leaders establish a vision for the future and an agenda to be accomplished. Leaders tackle problems not create them. This is our task and I am confident that we will meet the challenge. We find ourselves at a defining moment in our history in South Carolina. We are in a historic Chamber where this House has met to conduct the business of this State since 1869. This place has a lively history including a time in the 1870's when there were two separate groups of legislators each claiming to be the legitimate membership. Each group elected their own Speaker and met at the same time in this very Chamber with both Speakers presiding simultaneously. Each group being afraid to leave for fear that the other group would not let them back in the Chamber. There can be no such divisions today. We must be united, united in reverence for tradition, united in love of our State and her people, united in our collective determination to make a positive contribution and move this State forward into the 21st century. In ancient Athens, each adult was required to pledge an oath, part of which was to work for a greater and more beautiful city than they inherited. I suggest that this be not only our oath, but our goal, to work for a greater and more beautiful State than we inherited. May God grant us the wisdom to know which is greater and more beautiful and the courage to produce it. Again, thank you for this great honor that you have given me. I will give you my very best. I will provide this Body with the leadership you deserve. I look forward to working with each one of you in building a spirit of cooperation to insure a brighter future for all South Carolinians. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for SPEAKER Pro Tempore.
Rep. BOAN nominated JAMES H. HODGES of Lancaster as follows:
"Mr. Speaker...It is my pleasure to nominate Jim Hodges for the position of Speaker Pro Tempore. Jim was elected to the SC House of Representatives on December 2, 1986 representing District 43 in Lancaster County. And for the past two years, he has served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee for this House of Representatives. Jim is a native of Lancaster, a former Lancaster County attorney. He is a 1979 graduate of the University of South Carolina where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He finished the University of South Carolina Law School in 1980 and he went back home to practice law and he practiced in private practice until 1990 when he became General Counsel and Secretary of the Springs Company. Jim is a graduate of Leadership South Carolina. He is a Rotarian and he is active in the First Methodist Church. Jim and his wife, Rachel, have one son, Luke, who will be two years old next month. Jim's characteristics for this position make him a leader in this State. His practical approach in dealing with issues, his ability to work with all members of the Legislature have been evident in his participation in this process. He has been a leader as a member of the Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and a leader on the complex crime bills and the restructuring of state government. It is my pleasure to nominate for the job of Speaker Pro Tempore, Jim Hodges."
Rep. FULMER nominated TERRY E. HASKINS of Greenville as follows:
"Governor Campbell, Governor-Elect Beasley, members of the House...It is my pleasure today to put in nomination Terry Haskins for Speaker Pro Tempore. Terry has served eight years in the House. Most of you all know him. He has been very active on the floor. Terry knows the Rules and Terry will be excellent working with the new Speaker, David Wilkins. Terry has been a good friend and I think Terry will make an outstanding Speaker Pro Tempore and it is my pleasure to nominate Terry Haskins."
Rep. JOSEPH T. McELVEEN, JR. of Sumter nominated himself as follows:
"Members of the House...I guess this is quite unusual. I would hope that I had a friend in here that could nominate me but I didn't want to embarrass anyone. So, I would like to place the name of Joe McElveen in nomination for Speaker Pro Tempore. I want to talk to you very briefly about why and why I hope that you will reconsider any commitments that you have made for this office. I sent each of you a couple of letters last week in which I outlined what I think should be the vision for this General Assembly. I think that I can work, I know I can work with David Wilkins, David Beasley or anyone else in this House, because I think that I have done it during the eight years that I have been here. I wish that you had time to talk with folks that I worked with on the Welfare Reform Task Force where we came out with a good bill that really ought to be the foundation for where we start this year. I worked with Jim Hodges on Judiciary to come out with a crime bill that we passed last year. I worked on all of the issues. Last year, I worked with the entire House and Senate as we got through the School to Work Transition Act, not me, but together. Just as our new Speaker said, our commitment should be for the State of South Carolina and as I heard Governor Campbell say just a week ago, leaders don't make things happen, we just happen to be there when the emphasis is there to make it go forward. And that is all that I can say that I can do. By way of introduction to those of you that don't know me, I am beginning my fifth consecutive term representing Sumter County, District 68. During my third term, I was House Democratic Caucus Chairman. But, as I said, I have led bi-partisan coalition to meaningful legislation and that is what I want to do. What I want to do is to challenge you to accomplish the things that you were elected for. As I told you in the letter and I am not looking for any extra money and I know Mr. Hodges and Mr. Haskins but the Speaker Pro Tempore has $3600 and usually has a staff. That is an asset that needs to be put to work for you to push the issues that your constituents want. I firmly believe that the mood in our State is for more input by citizens, for changing institutions that are not working like they are supposed to, for a government that does things that make sense. I want to challenge you as House members to address these issues that citizens want addressed and to do it better in less time and to have a plan to do these things. We should be prepared to pass a well-conceived welfare reform bill, significant criminal law reforms and tax relief before we send the Appropriations Bill to the Senate of this State. I am not saying to pass these bills as they were passed or introduced last year, let's just build on that. If we do that and get the information out, we ought to have these bills to the Senate very promptly. I am and have been for term limits. This is a relatively simple issue and one that we could resolve in thirty days if we work and put our minds to it. After all, whether you agree philosophically with term limits or not, you can't dispute the fact that a wide majority of your constituents believe in term limits. I know that I was late getting involved in this race and I have not asked anyone for a commitment, only your honest consideration. I believe you know that I have pinpointed in my letter important issues that need to be debated and resolved. I will go one step farther. If you and I do just half of what I have proposed, I believe any member of this House of any party will have a dynamite platform for reelection. Maybe you can't change commitments that you made before you knew who was running. Maybe you will vote for someone who has not told you what he stands for and what he plans to do. Maybe this was a hopeless effort from the beginning, but I persist because I believe in the power of ideas, and win or lose, I believe this effort may push each one of you to maybe take control of the House and let's get these things passed quickly. Let's do and think about our neighbors first. I commit to you that if you elect me as your Speaker Pro Tem, I am not going to be bi-partisan. I will be non-partisan because the issues that I have addressed and put forth for you and the issues that the Speaker has mentioned, are issues that defy partisanship and defy parties. The Speaker Pro Tempore has only one duty and that is to preside in the absence of the Speaker. We all hope that our new Speaker will have wonderful health and therefore, the Speaker Pro Tem has plenty of time to be about your business. That is my commitment to you. Thank you."
Rep. HODGES withdrew himself as a candidate.
On motion of Rep. HUFF, nominations were closed.
The Temporary Reading Clerk called the roll of the House and the Members voted viva voce as their names were called.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. HASKINS:
Allison Anderson Bailey Brown, H. Cain Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kennedy Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McAbee McKay McMahand Meacham Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley White Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. McELVEEN:
Askins Baxley Breeland Brown, G. Byrd Canty Cave Cobb-Hunter Delleney Harvin Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kirsh Lloyd McCraw McElveen McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rogers Scott Sheheen Spearman Stille Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Williams
During the Recapitulation, Rep. McELVEEN, with unanimous consent, withdrew his name as a candidate.
On motion of Rep. McELVEEN, nominations were closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The SPEAKER appointed Reps. D. SMITH, TUCKER and A. YOUNG to escort the SPEAKER Pro Tempore-elect to the desk where the oath of office was administered unto him by the SPEAKER.
SPEAKER Pro Tempore HASKINS thereupon took the Chair and addressed the House as follows:
"I am dumbfounded...I did not prepare a speech for today. But, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Governor, Mr. Hodges, Mr. McElveen, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cooper, and the honorable members of this Body, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for the honor that you have given me today. And I pledge to you that over the next two years that I will work to be fair in carrying out the duties of this position, working with all the members of this House. I would like to say just a couple of words about some people who are very special and have meant a lot to me. My wife, Gloria and our three boys, David, Bryan and Hayden, could not be with us today. My wife is expecting another child and the doctor has advised her against traveling. But, I did speak with them last evening, and my sons really wanted to be here today and I told Gloria that it was just as well because they didn't need to see me lose. My ten year old son Bryan wanted to tell me that he wanted to be here, because if I won, they wanted to celebrate with me, and if I lost, he wanted me to know that they would still love me anyway. And when it comes down to it, that is really more important than anything we are doing here because our families, our loved ones back home, that is the reason we are here. That is the reason we give of our time, each member in this Body to serve the people of this State. It is for the future of our children and that is what is most important. Speaker Sheheen...when I came to the Body, you became the Speaker and I want to thank you for the eight years that you served as Speaker and for bringing this Chamber to a position of high honor in this State. You led us through a difficult period four years ago and took us out with honor. I appreciate that and I applaud you for it. You have not always had my vote, but you have always had my respect and my friendship. I thank you for your service as Speaker of the House. Speaker Wilkins...I congratulate you and applaud you for the service you have given this House and as we look forward to the next few years, I know that you are perfectly suited to lead this House into the future. The vision that you have set forth today, where you want to take this Body and what you want to do as Speaker for the people of South Carolina, I think is the correct course and I look forward to working with you in assisting you in carrying out your duties in any way I can in promoting the good for the people in this State and the future of South Carolina. I believe that the course that Speaker Wilkins has set forth today, property tax reform, sentencing, truth in sentencing and the other items that he outlined is the direction that the people of South Carolina want this State to go. But, we have all got to work together to get there. I have sensed today that there is a spirit of cooperation here regardless of what the media may want to try to portray. We have all been elected by the people of South Carolina to serve all the people and I foresee a great deal of cooperation in working towards that end. I promise every member that I will work fairly, honestly and openly with each and every member of this Body to promote the integrity and honor of this institution. The honor that each of us has been given by the people in our district to serve here cannot be taken lightly, but must be held in high regard by every member here. It is a sacred honor, an honor of sacred trust and I know as I look out that the people of this State have chosen their leaders wisely and I know that the next two years, as we set the course for the conclusion of the 20th century and the beginning of the new century, that the people in this Chamber are prepared and are dedicated to promoting a bright future for all the people of South Carolina. I thank you again for the tremendous honor you have given me and I pledge that I will do my part to see to it that we succeed. Thank you."
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for Clerk of the House.
Rep. P. HARRIS nominated Mrs. Sandra K. McKinney of Columbia as follows:
"I want to congratulate you, Mr. Speaker, on your election to the House and as Speaker. You had made reference to the robe and the robe is designed to dignify the Speaker. In this case, the wearer will dignify the robe and I welcome you as the leader of this Body. Mr. Haskins, I congratulate you on your election as Speaker Pro Tempore. Governor Campbell, Governor-Elect Beasley, and former Speaker Sheheen, I have served in the House with all of you and I have the highest regard for you. But, at this time, I want to place in nomination, and this gives me great personal pleasure, I think most of you know the lady that I plan to nominate. I will tell you a little bit about her. Sandy, we all call her Sandy, and I would like to nominate at this time for the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives, Sandra K. McKinney. She is a native of Columbia. She received her Bachelor Degree in Office Administration from the University of South Carolina. In 1986-87 she was Alumna of the Year in the Office Administration Department. Sandy has worked in state government since 1971. She was first employed as committee secretary for Rules and Ethics Committee, and I was serving on the Committee at that time. She also worked for the Speaker Pro Tempore for the House. In 1973, she accepted the position as Executive Secretary to the Speaker of the House and served in that capacity until 1988. Sandy was elected Clerk in 1988 and assumed office on June 29, 1988. She was reelected December 6, 1988 and has served continuously since. Again, it is my great pride and pleasure to place in nomination for Clerk of the House, the name of Mrs. Sandra McKinney. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
On motion of Rep. A. YOUNG, nominations were closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The oath of office was administered unto her by the SPEAKER.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for Sergeant at Arms.
Rep. LANFORD nominated Mr. Mitchell Dorman of Kershaw as follows:
"Speaker Wilkins and fellow members... Speaker Pro Tempore Haskins... members of the desk and guests... It is with great pleasure for me to nominate a true friend of mine. I asked Mitch Dorman to give me a list of a few things of honorable mention that I could say about him and I have tucked them away in my cast. I have got them. When Carole said we only had three minutes, I realized there were just a few things that I could say about Mitch. Mitch is a graduate of the Criminal Justice Academy. He first went to work as Assistant Director of Security in 1986 and served until 1991. In 1991, he was elected Sergeant At Arms and has served in that capacity since. Mitch has a wonderful family and a crazy dad, Harold, and how Teal puts up with him we don't know. The most positive belief that credits Mitch is his wife, Leah, a beautiful Spartanburg County girl. It is with great pleasure that I put in nomination the name of Mitch Dorman for Sergeant at Arms."
Rep. J. BROWN seconded the nomination of Mr. Dorman.
On motion of Rep. MARCHBANKS, nominations were closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for Chaplain.
Rep. WALDROP nominated the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark of Little Mountain as follows:
"Mr. Speaker, this won't take long because I think everybody knows him. He had our prayer this morning and I think everybody needs one. Dr. Alton C. Clark has served since 1965 as Chaplain and he also lives in Little Mountain and that is in Newberry County for all of you folks that come through there and get caught speeding. Blame it on him, not me please. He has a degree from Newberry College and he has served 24 years as Chaplain of the South Carolina National Guard. I place him in nomination the name of Dr. Alton C. Clark as Chaplain."
Rep. J. BROWN seconded the nomination of Dr. Clark.
On motion of Rep. WRIGHT, nominations were closed and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for Reading Clerk.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN nominated Mr. Danny Bruce as follows:
"Mr. Speaker, fellow House members... it is my privilege to nominate a former House member who has served as our Reading Clerk for the last two years and as our next Reading Clerk for two more years. Danny is a former seatmate of mine from 1988-92. He served from 1975-85. He is a graduate of Spartanburg Junior College, which I am a graduate, and a graduate of Western Carolina University, which I am a graduate. He was my former seatmate and I place him in nomination for Reading Clerk, which we will desperately need the next two years. We couldn't get any business done without him. Danny has served this State well for the past 20 years. He lives with his wife, Lazetta and Danny, Jr. in the foothills of South Carolina on his farm. He raises peaches and apples and he has served this State well and I place his name in nomination for our Reading Clerk."
On motion of Rep. WALKER, nominations were closed and, with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
The SPEAKER administered the oath of office unto the Sergeant at Arms, Mitchell Dorman; the Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Alton C. Clark; and Mr. Danny Bruce, the Reading Clerk.
The following was introduced:
H. 3000 -- Reps. McTeer and Wilkins: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ALLOTTING SEATS TO MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 1995 AND 1996 SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That for the purposes of allotting seats to members of the House of Representatives for the 1995 and 1996 sessions of the General Assembly the following procedure be adopted:
"As soon as practicable, after the House has been organized, the seats of the members must be allotted as follows:
The Clerk shall prepare a ballot for each county with only its name printed on it. These must be put in a closed box. The Speaker shall then direct a person or persons to draw them out, one by one. As each ballot is drawn, the delegation from that county shall select their seats, in accordance with the county in which the member resides. In the event a member's district consists of more than one county, the member may elect to be seated with the delegation the member desires, provided the member indicates the preference to the Clerk of the House prior to balloting. No delegation may select more than one seat on the main aisle."
Be it further resolved that when the House adopts its rules for the 1995 and 1996 sessions, they shall incorporate the above provision as part of the House rules with an appropriate numerical designation.
The Resolution was adopted.
The SPEAKER then announced that the House would proceed to the allotment of seats, the names of the counties being drawn from a container by Rep. CARNELL.
On motion of Rep. CARNELL, Seat No. 1 was assigned to Rep. RON FLEMING.
Allison 33 Law 83
Anderson 41 Limbaugh 30
Askins 17 Limehouse 42
Bailey 86 Littlejohn 44
Baxley 105 Lloyd 76
Beatty 34 Marchbanks 23
Boan 48 Martin 113
Breeland 40 Mason 19
Brown, G. 46 McAbee 68
Brown, H. 84 McCraw 57
Brown, J. 62 McElveen 97
Brown, T. 106 McKay 31
Byrd 63 McMahand 39
Cain 51 McTeer 94
Canty 96 Meacham 4
Carnell 69 Moody-Lawrence 88
Cato 27 Neal 65
Cave 99 Neilson 15
Chamblee 78 Phillips 56
Clyburn 18 Quinn 116
Cobb-Hunter 80 Rhoad 36
Cooper 79 Rice 20
Cotty 119 Richardson 93
Cromer 102 Riser 123
Dantzler 82 Robinson 21
Davenport 35 Rogers 75
Delleney 100 Sandifer 50
Easterday 9 Scott 64
Elliott 37 Seithel 53
Fair 8 Sharpe 3
Felder 2 Sheheen 101
Fleming 1 Shissias 120
Fulmer 59 Simrill 5
Gamble 110 Smith, D. 60
Govan 81 Smith, R. 13
Hallman 58 Spearman 16
Harrell 43 Stille 72
Harris, J. 115 Stoddard 6
Harris, P. 66 Stuart 103
Harrison 117 Thomas 112
Harvin 91 Townsend 73
Harwell 29 Tripp 26
Haskins 11 Trotter 22
Herdklotz 25 Tucker 67
Hines 14 Vaughn 10
Hodges 49 Waldrop 38
Howard 74 Walker 45
Huff 12 Wells 32
Hutson 114 Whatley 52
Inabinett 77 Whipper, L. 55
Jaskwhich 24 Whipper, S. 54
Jennings 104 White 98
Keegan 109 Wilder 7
Kelley 108 Wilkes 47
Kennedy 90 Williams 70
Keyserling 92 Witherspoon 124
Kinon 28 Wofford 85
Kirsh 89 Worley 95
Klauber 71 Wright 122
Knotts 121 Young, A. 87
Koon 111 Young, J. 107
Lanford 61
Rep. HASKINS moved that the House recede until 4:00 P.M., which was adopted.
At 4:00 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. MOODY-LAWRENCE a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.
The following was introduced:
H. 3001 -- Reps. McTeer and Wilkins: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 1995 AND 1996 SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the following rules are adopted as the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 1995 and 1996 Sessions of the General Assembly:
1.1 The Speaker shall take the chair on every legislative day precisely at the hour to which the House adjourned at the last sitting, immediately call the members to order, cause prayer to be said, the Journal of the previous proceedings to be corrected, and if a quorum be present, proceed to other business.
1.2 The Speaker shall preserve order and decorum, and, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries, or in the lobby, may cause the same to be cleared. Any person guilty of contempt of the House may be ordered into custody by the House and dealt with as it deems proper.
1.3 If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the Rules of the House, the Speaker shall call him to order, or any member may call such transgressions to the attention of the Speaker who shall call the transgressor to order. If repeated cries of order are ineffective, the Speaker may call a member by name, and if the Speaker deems it necessary, he shall state the offense committed. The member may be heard in his exculpation and shall withdraw, and the House shall consider his punishment or any further proceedings to be had.
1.4 The Speaker shall sign all acts, joint resolutions, memorials, writs, warrants, and authorizations for payment or other papers authorized by the House.
1.5 The Speaker shall decide all points of order, subject to an appeal by any member. He may require the member raising a point of order to cite the Rule or other authority in support of the question. Upon appeal, no member shall speak more than once and for no longer than twenty minutes each, except by permission of the House.
1.6 The Speaker shall vote in all cases (except when he may be personally or pecuniarily interested or shall be excused). If with his vote the House be equally divided, the question shall be decided in the negative. The presiding officer may give information or explain any matter before the House; he may speak on points of order in preference to other members, and as often as he may deem necessary, but he shall not enter into any debate or endeavor to influence any question before the House while presiding.
1.7 The Speaker shall be elected on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical by the membership of the House.
1.8 The Speaker Pro Tempore shall be elected either on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical. The Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside in the absence of the Speaker. Provided, the Speaker or the Speaker Pro Tempore, whoever may be presiding at the time, may name a member to preside, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment. In the absence of the Speaker and the Speaker Pro Tempore for more than one day, the House may elect a Speaker Pro Tempore to serve until the return of the Speaker or Speaker Pro Tempore. When the Speaker Pro Tempore is absent for more than three consecutive statewide legislative days, the House of Representatives may elect an acting Speaker Pro Tempore who shall serve until the return of the Speaker Pro Tempore. The acting Speaker Pro Tempore may continue to serve on any committee to which he has been appointed.
1.9 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise provided for by law, except Senatorial and Gubernatorial appointees and ex officio members of the House. The Speaker shall name the members constituting each committee in alphabetical order, and the Chairman shall be elected by the several committees. The committee may at its discretion elect a Vice-Chairman and such other officers as it may choose.
1.10 The Speaker is responsible that all amendments ordered by the House be correctly made and that the attention of the House be called to all amendments made by the Senate since the matter was before the House. All Senate amendments to matters previously considered by the House and all House amendments to matters previously considered by the Senate shall, after adoption, be printed by use of distinctive type interlineation in such a manner as to reflect in one text the original version and the language of the amendment.
1.11 If the Speaker or Speaker Pro Tempore resigns from such position, he shall submit his resignation to the Clerk of the House in writing. The question of acceptance of the resignation shall be immediately considered by the House or if the House is not in statewide session at its next statewide day of session. The question of acceptance shall not be debatable and shall be decided by majority vote of the members present and voting, a quorum being present. This procedure shall be followed in the case of the resignation of any elected officer of the House.
2.1 The Clerk shall be elected by the membership of the House for a term of two years. This election will take place on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical.
2.2 The Clerk of the preceding session shall, at the beginning of the organizational session of the Legislature, call the members to order, proceed to call the roll of members in alphabetical order, and pending election of a Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore or temporary officers, preserve order and decorum, and decide all questions of order subject to appeal by any member. The duties of this section may be delegated by the Clerk to any member of the House.
2.3 The Clerk shall cause to be kept a correct Journal of the proceedings of the House, and this Journal shall be numbered serially from the first day of each session of the Legislature. He shall not permit any books or papers belonging to the House to be taken out of his custody other than in the regular course of business and then upon receipt when he deems necessary. He shall report any missing papers to the Speakers.
2.4 The Clerk of the House shall cause to be prepared and laid on the desks of the members, every morning, an itinerary of the day's business, to be called the Calendar. This Calendar shall include the orders of the preceding day and all continued matters arranged according to priority, and numbered from the commencement of the session, every matter being introduced and newly numbered after every new order upon it.
2.5 The Clerk shall assist, under the direction of the Speaker, in taking roll call or division votes.
2.6 The Clerk shall issue all pay certificates for per diem and mileage and incidental expenses upon the order of the House or of the Speaker, the signature of the Speaker being attested by the Clerk. He shall also attest to all writs and warrants issued by order of the House, and to the passage of all bills, resolutions and memorials.
2.7 The Clerk shall prepare in writing, present to the Speaker for his signature, and send all messages to the Senate and elsewhere as ordered by the House.
2.8 The Clerk shall also be charged with the duty of having executed, in a prompt and accurate manner, all the printing required by the Rules or orders of the House.
2.9 The Reading Clerk shall be elected by the membership of the House for a term of two years. This election will take place on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical.
2.10 The Reading Clerk shall read all papers to be read at the desk, which the Speaker may direct him to read and shall assist in taking any roll call votes at the Speaker's direction. Upon ordering of a roll call vote, or upon a quorum call, the electronic roll call system is to be used following the procedure of Rule 7.3. When the electronic roll call system is not operating in any manner, the Reading Clerk shall call the roll and take the names of all who vote 'aye' and all who vote 'nay' which shall be entered in the Journal and the provisions of Rule 7.3 shall not apply. If, during the course of an ordered electronic roll call, the electronic roll system malfunctions, in such a manner that the number of aye votes and the number of nay votes are recorded but the names of the members so voting are not recorded, the vote shall stand, and any member desiring to publish a record of his individual vote may submit a statement which shall be printed in the House Journal. If, during the course of an ordered electronic roll call, the electronic roll call system malfunctions in such a manner as to record no accurate information as to the vote totals, the Question shall be resubmitted and the Reading Clerk shall call the roll of the members as hereinabove specified.
Provided, however, in the case of a malfunction in the electronic roll call where the roll call to be taken is mandated by the Constitution or Statutes, any malfunction will void the roll call and it will be retaken.
Provided, that whether the ayes and nays are taken by electronic roll or otherwise, they shall be recorded by the Clerk in the Journal.
2.11 The Chaplain shall be elected by the membership of the House for a term of two years. This election will take place on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical.
2.12 The Chaplain shall provide spiritual guidance for the membership of the House.
2.13 The Sergeant at Arms shall be elected by the membership of the House for a term of two years and shall be under the direct supervision of the Speaker of the House. This election will take place on the opening day of the organizational session or as soon thereafter as may be practical.
2.14 The Sergeant at Arms shall assist the Speaker in maintaining order and decorum.
2.15 The duties of the Sergeant at Arms, shall be as provided for in Chapter 3 of Title 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.
2.16 The Sergeant at Arms may designate, subject to the approval of the Speaker, other staff members of the House to assist the Speaker and the Sergeant in performing such duties as they may direct, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 2, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.
3.1 Every member shall be within the House Chamber during its sittings unless excused or necessarily prevented, and may vote on each question put, except that no member shall be permitted to vote on any question immediately concerning his private rights as distinct from the public interest.
3.2 The Speaker may excuse any member from attendance on the House and its committees for any stated period upon reason shown, and such excused absence shall be transmitted to the member in writing and noted in the Journal.
3.3 Any member absenting himself from attendance on the House or its committees and having in his possession any original papers relating to the business before the House, shall leave such original papers with the Clerk before departing from the Capitol.
3.4 Any member who enters after the roll call at the opening of the daily session and notifies the Clerk in writing shall thereafter be shown as present for such day. Provided, that no person except those recorded present shall be eligible for subsistence for that day.
3.5 In cases of contest for a seat in the House, notice setting forth the grounds of such contest shall be given by the contestant to the House within three calendar days after the House first convenes, and in such case, the contest shall be determined by majority vote as speedily as reasonably possible.
3.6 When the House is called to order, every member shall take his seat and shall act with decorum. If a member shall be called to order while speaking, he shall immediately take his seat until the question of order be decided, unless allowed to proceed upon explanation. If the decision be in favor of the member, he shall proceed; if otherwise, he shall not proceed without leave of the House; and if the case requires it, he shall be liable to such other proceedings as the House may take. Every member, when about to speak, shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to 'Mr. Speaker' and shall avoid disrespect to the House or the Senate, and all personalities; observe decency of speech; and he shall confine himself to the question under consideration, be such question an amendment, a Bill, or Resolution.
The Speaker, when duly addressed by a member, shall hear from the member who, in the Speaker's opinion, shall arise first, by identifying the member. The Reading Clerk shall not turn on any member's microphone until the Speaker has recognized that person.
3.7 No employee or attache of the House shall, directly or indirectly, interest or concern himself with the passage or consideration of any measure whatsoever. If any employee or attache so interests or concerns himself with any measure, it shall be grounds for summary dismissal.
3.8 No member shall speak more than twice on the same question without leave of the House, except merely to explain his meaning, even if the debate on the question should be continued for many days. In the case of a matter requiring more than one reading, this limitation applies separately to each reading, provided, however, notwithstanding that a matter may move from the uncontested to contested calendar or vice versa within the same reading, the limitation applies to the entire reading. If a member has the floor and is addressing the body, he shall not lose the floor by asking a question of any member of the body.
3.9 If any member shall be absent without leave and a quorum is not present, the Speaker shall instruct the Sergeant at Arms or appoint other authorized persons to send for such member or members and take them into custody. The outer doors to the Chamber shall be closed. The Speaker shall order that security personnel shall be posted at the outer doors of the Chamber and no member shall be permitted to leave the second floor of the State House without written leave of the Speaker. The Speaker may also order that security personnel be posted at all entrances to the State House to prevent members from leaving without authorization. An absent member who is taken into custody after the invocation of this rule shall pay for all reasonable expenses incurred, which shall include mileage at the prevailing rate for state employees and a ten dollar custody fee. In addition, such absent member who is taken into custody shall forfeit his entitlement to subsistence and mileage for that legislative day and shall be subject to any additional penalties the House deems necessary. Should a quorum be present and ten members request, such absent member or members shall be sent for as herein provided and subjected to the same penalties. The Speaker shall strictly enforce the provisions of this rule. Provided, however, in the case of a member not being present when Rule 3.9 is invoked and such member voluntarily returns without being taken into custody, he shall not be subject to the penalties of this section.
3.10 As soon as practicable, after the House has been organized, the seats of the members shall be allotted as follows:
The Clerk shall prepare a ballot for each county with only its name printed on it. These shall be put in a closed box. The Speaker shall then direct a person or persons to draw them out, one by one. As each ballot is drawn, the delegation from that county shall select their seats, in accordance with the county in which the member resides. In the event a member's district consists of more than one county, the member may elect to be seated with the delegation the member desires, provided the member indicates the preference to the Clerk of the House prior to balloting. No delegation may select more than one seat on the main aisle.
3.11 As soon as practicable, after the House has been organized, office space of members shall be allotted as follows:
The Clerk shall prepare a ballot for each county with only its name printed thereon. Ballots shall be placed in a closed box and the Speaker shall then direct a person or persons to draw them out one by one. After each ballot is drawn, the members from that county shall select their office space in accordance with the county in which the member resides based on a floor plan prepared by the House Operations and Management Committee. In the event a member's district consists of more than one county or parts of more than one county, or represents a county with only one district, the member concerned may select office space with or adjoining the delegation the member desires provided the member indicates his preference to the House Operations and Management Committee prior to balloting and, providing that space in the area selected by a particular county is available, provided, however, in order to contain the cost of office relocation, a member who has served in the immediately preceding session shall have first preference on retention of his previously assigned office. This preference must be stated before ballots for offices are drawn. If such reelected member does not express a preference for his old office, he must ballot by county for his office in the manner above specified. The House Operations and Management Committee is authorized to make necessary adjustments in the assignment of office space with the consent of the Speaker when available space cannot be reasonably adjusted to conform with the county selections made pursuant to this subsection.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to office space for the Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, Chairman of the Rules Committee, Chairman of the Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee, Chairman of the Interstate Cooperation Committee and Chairmen of any other standing study committees or any other caucus having assigned space in the Blatt Building.
4.1 Committee appointments: see Rule 1.9.
4.2 As soon as practicable after the members have been sworn in and have taken their seats, the following Standing Committees, except the House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee, shall be appointed to serve until the next general election with the indicated number of members appointed thereto:
1. Committee on Ways and Means - 25.
2. Committee on the Judiciary (Privileges and Elections) - 25.
3. Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (Fish, Game, Forestry, State Parks, Rural Development, Environmental Affairs) - 18.
4. Committee on Education and Public Works (Education, Highways, State House and Grounds, Railroads, Aviation) - 18.
5. Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (Medical Affairs, Social Security, Penitentiary, State Hospital, Police Regulations, Military Affairs, Veteran's Affairs) - 18.
6. Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Labor, Commerce and Manufacturing, Banking and Insurance, Merchants and Mercantile Affairs) - 18.
7. Committee on Rules - 15.
8. Committee on Interstate Cooperation (membership limited to 5, under 1976 Code, Sec. 1-17-30) - 5.
9. House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee - 6.
10. Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (Invitations, Resolutions memorializing the Federal or State Government or any official or agency thereof, sympathy, and congratulatory Resolutions) - 5.
11. Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives (Advisory to the Speaker on personnel, administration and management of facilities, including management of the Blatt Building) - 7.
Each member shall serve on one and only one of the first six Standing Committees listed above. However, a member of these Committees may also serve on one of the following Committees: Committee on Rules, Committee on Interstate Cooperation, Committee on Ethics, Committee on Invitations, or Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives. The Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk shall serve as ex officio members of the Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives but no chairman of any other standing committee shall serve as a member of such committee.
Provided, that the members of the Standing Committee 11, entitled Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives (advisory to the Speaker on personnel, administration and management of facilities) - 7, shall be elected by the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, their terms to be coterminous with their respective term of office.
Provided, that the Committee on Education and Public Works shall be deemed to be the Committee on Education, and the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs shall be deemed to be the Committee on Military Affairs and the Committee on Medical Affairs, in all cases where the statutes provide for the Chairman of these committees to perform ex officio duties.
Provided, that the Committee on Operations and Management of the House of Representatives may formulate such policies as it deems advisable relating to House personnel. Such policies shall be distributed to the members and must be adopted by majority vote of the House by House Resolution.
No member shall be appointed on a committee before he has been sworn in and has taken his seat. Any member who is sworn in after the general announcement of the committee shall, within a few days afterward, be placed by the Speaker on a Standing Committee whose number of members will not thereby be extended beyond the number provided in these Rules.
After a committee has been appointed, no addition to it or change shall be made, except to fill a vacancy or to excuse a member.
Provided, that in filling a vacancy, the assignment of any member may be changed from another committee to fill such vacancy.
Provided, further, that except as herein provided neither the Speaker nor Speaker Pro Tempore shall be a member of any of the foregoing Standing Committees.
4.3 Unless otherwise ordered, committees shall have jurisdiction only over matters pertaining to the subjects indicated by the names of the respective committees, and to the subject matter indicated in parenthesis following the names.
4.4 Committees shall meet regularly to consider pending legislation in the room assigned for their use by the Speaker. Notice of date, time and place of such meetings shall be posted on a bulletin board provided for this purpose in the lobby. Whenever feasible twenty-four hour advance notice shall be given for all committee meetings. Such notice shall be mailed to the members by the committee chairmen when the House is not in session. Notice of regular and special meetings shall also be given by the administrative assistants to each member of the committees and to the Sergeant at Arms in the manner the committee deems proper. Information as to subcommittee meetings shall be provided by the administrative assistants to the Sergeant at Arms and shall be available at the Sergeant at Arms' desk. Failure of notice of any meeting shall not invalidate committee action unless bad faith is shown. No committee shall meet while the House is in session without special leave. If a Committee or a Subcommittee thereof requests such special leave, the request shall be considered by the House immediately, is not debatable and may be granted by a majority vote of those members present and voting, provided, however, that the Committee on Rules and any committee of conference or free conference, may sit at any time and may report at any time when a message might be received.
No committee shall sit unless a quorum be present and all bills introduced by committees must carry the statement of the Chairman that the bill has the approval of two-thirds of the membership of the committee, except that the State Appropriations Bill and the Deficiency Appropriations Bill may be introduced by a majority vote of the Ways and Means Committee.
No committee shall introduce a bill pertaining to subject matter over which it has no jurisdiction.
No bill, except a committee bill, shall be considered by the House until one week after the date of its first reference to a committee except those bills which have been prefiled in accordance with Rule 5.1 and any bill which has been recalled by the House. Notice in writing of all public hearings shall be given by Committee Chairmen to the Clerk of the House at least five calendar days prior to the date fixed for the hearing, such notice to be published in the House Calendar. Notice in writing of all committee action taken on a bill or resolution shall be given to the principal author thereof.
No statewide bill directly appropriating money shall be considered by the House until after such bill has been referred to the Ways and Means Committee, provided, however, a statewide bill which directly or by implication provides for per diem, subsistence or mileage in connection with the subject matter of the bill, but does not otherwise directly appropriate money, shall not be required to be referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
After the House sets a bill for Special Order pursuant to Rule 6.3, no point of order may be raised regarding its reference to committee, however, the House by majority vote may commit or recommit a bill or other matter under debate.
No committee action may be taken on a bill or resolution except at a regular or called meeting, but this shall not apply to resolutions referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
When any standing committee or subcommittee schedules a public hearing on a bill or resolution, the principal sponsor of such bill or resolution shall be notified of the time and place of such hearing not less than five days prior to the hearing date.
4.5 All meetings of all committees shall be open to the public at all times, subject always to the power and authority of the Chairman to maintain order and decorum with the right to go into Executive Session as provided for in the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter 4 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.
No committee shall file a report unless the committee has met formally at an authorized time and place, with a quorum present. All standing committees of the House shall prepare and make available for public inspection, in compliance with Section 30-4-90 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended, the minutes of full committee meetings. Such minutes need not be verbatim accounts of such meetings but shall include those matters required by the above mentioned Freedom of Information Act.
4.6 After twenty days from the date of reference, the Chairman of the Committee in possession of a measure shall, upon written request of an introducer or, in the case of a Senate measure, a House member, set a time for consideration of the measure by the full committee which shall be no later than seven legislative working days thereafter.
4.7 Each report of a committee shall contain the action of the committee on the bill or other measure being transmitted. Such report shall certify the action by the committee and shall be signed by an officer of the committee.
4.8 Any bill, report, petition or other paper except an amendment which may come before the House, may be committed or recommitted before a final decision thereon.
4.9 In all cases the House may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House, and in such event the Speaker shall leave the Chair after appointing a Chairman to preside, who shall, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct, have the power to cause same to be cleared. No bill or resolution may be considered by the Committee of the Whole House, except by a two-thirds vote, unless same has first been considered by the appropriate Standing Committee of the House.
4.10 The Committee of the Whole shall consist of the entire body of members in attendance at the particular meeting of the House. Such committee is a real committee in the parliamentary sense. During the time that a meeting of the Committee of the Whole is held, it is technically not 'the assembly'. The parliamentary steps in making use of a Committee of the Whole are essentially the same as those involved in referring a subject to an ordinary committee.
4.11 The Rules of the House so far as they are applicable, shall be observed in a Committee of the Whole, the Chairman being substituted for the Speaker.
4.12 No Committee of the Whole or other committee shall deface or interline a bill or other paper, referred to it, but shall report any amendments recommended on a separate paper, noting the page and line.
4.13 No person shall be permitted to address the House, or the Joint Assembly, except by written resolution, and such resolution shall be referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions before being considered by the House. The Committee shall not extend an invitation: (1) to any person or group to address the House or the Joint Assembly or to appear unless such person or group is of significant national or state prominence at the time the invitation is extended and will bring a message of major importance to the State or (2) to any individual or group for any artistic performance during the established hours of meeting.
Any invitations extended to the House as a whole to attend any functions shall be submitted to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions at least 10 days in advance in order that it may determine what legislation or other pertinent matters may be pending before the House and its Committees before the invitation is accepted. The House shall accept no invitations to any functions other than a breakfast or luncheon prior to 6:00 p.m. Pages are not permitted to attend such functions. No invitations to functions for the House as a whole will be accepted after the third Thursday in May.
4.14 No member of a committee shall be allowed under any circumstances to vote by proxy; however, pairing shall be allowed.
4.15 None of the House Rules shall be rescinded, suspended or altered, except by written resolution which has been referred to the Rules Committee, and agreed to by two-thirds of the members present, after the committee has made its report. Provided, that any rule may be amended by a simple majority until the last Thursday in January, 1995.
4.16 a. The House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee has the following duties in addition to those provided for by statutory law:
(1) upon request of any member, officer or employee of the House of Representatives, to render advisory opinions with regard to legislative ethics when in its judgment such opinions would serve the public interest;
(2) to make available annually to the House of Representatives a compilation of the principles set forth in advisory opinions rendered;
(3) upon the filing of a complaint with the Ethics Committee alleging a violation of the ethics law or House Rules or upon the referral by the Speaker of a matter in which there is an allegation of conduct in contempt of the House or which otherwise violates House Rules, the Committee shall conduct a hearing and/or render an advisory opinion and report its findings, with any order of punishment, to the Speaker.
b. All papers, documents and proceedings relating to conduct or disciplinary action against members are confidential and must be handled in the manner prescribed for the disciplinary procedure for attorneys in Rule 413, Section 20 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules unless made public by the committee in a report to the House of Representatives.
4.17 The Standing Committees may order to be printed for their use, such papers as shall be referred to them.
4.18 The House shall not resolve itself into Executive Session except under those circumstances permitted by the laws of this State, and then only upon a vote of two-thirds of the membership present and voting, a quorum being present. Upon resolving itself into Executive Session the Halls of the House shall be cleared of all persons except the members of the House, the Clerk of the House and the Sergeant at Arms.
No action shall be taken which violates the Statutory Law of this State and when such action is permissible it shall only be taken upon a two-thirds vote of the membership present and voting, a quorum being present.
5.1 No notice shall be required of a member of his intention to introduce a bill or resolution. Any member may introduce bills or resolutions which shall be received by the House staff whether or not the House is in session. Bills and resolutions so received shall be periodically referred by the Speaker of the House to the appropriate committee or committees which may then consider them at such times as the committee meets. Any matter acted upon favorably by any committee may be reported out by the committee when the House reconvenes and need not thereafter be sent to any committee but shall then be ready, upon compliance with other Rules of the House, for second reading consideration; provided, however, that bills appropriating revenue shall be referred to the Ways and Means Committee. Provided, further, that bills and resolutions creating study committees shall first be referred to the appropriate standing committee having jurisdiction of the subject matter of the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall establish procedures to notify the House membership on a monthly basis of bills and resolutions introduced during periods when the journal is not printed.
All bills received prior to the first day of the convening or reconvening of the General Assembly shall receive first reading on the first day of the session.
In those years in which all seats of the House are up for election, no bill shall be received for prefiling between the dates of adjournment sine die and the date of completion of the Organizational Session of the House.
When the House of Representatives is not in session and bills are being prefiled and assigned to committees, any member who wishes to have their name added as a sponsor of a bill may do so by notifying the Clerk of the House in writing. The Clerk shall then notify the Chairman of the committee to which the bill has been assigned and their name shall be added. If a member wishes to sponsor a bill individually then they shall so indicate on the face of the bill and no additional sponsors shall be allowed.
5.2 Every bill, before presentation, shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length, every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed, and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. After a bill or resolution has been presented and given first reading, no further names of co-sponsors may be added.
And every bill or joint resolution which shall propose the amendment or repeal of any Section, Chapter or Title of the General Statutes or of any Act of Assembly or Joint Resolution, shall, in its title express the subject matter of such Section, Chapter, Title, Act or Joint Resolution, so sought to be amended or repealed. If this be not complied with, the paper shall not be received by the Speaker and objection may be raised by any member to such improper introduction at any time prior to third reading that the bill or resolution is being considered by the House.
Every bill or joint resolution proposing to amend any section or clearly identifiable subdivision or portion of a section of any chapter of the General Statutes, or of any Act of Assembly or joint resolution, shall give the full text of the Section or clearly identifiable subdivision or portion of a Section as it would read with such amendment inserted therein. And if this latter clause of this Rule be not complied with, the bill or Joint Resolution shall be amended so as to conform to this Rule before it be considered by the House. Any member may require such amendment at any time a bill or resolution not in conformance herewith is being considered by the House.
5.3 Every General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the ordinary expenses of State Government before presentation shall have attached thereto a certificate from the Budget Division of the State Budget and Control Board stating that the total of the appropriations therein provided for is not in excess of the estimated total revenue of the State for such purposes, including that revenue which may be provided for in the bill, or in any other bill previously passed by the House for the fiscal year to which the bill is applicable, and an Appropriations Bill without such certificate shall not be read the first time in the House, but shall be returned to the Committee on Ways and Means by the Speaker. The General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills shall include only provisions for appropriating funds, provisions affecting revenue, and rules, regulations, directives and procedures relative thereto; and no provision of an Appropriations Bill, and no amendment thereto, shall be in order unless its substantial effect is directly germane to these purposes. No provision shall be put in a permanent part of any such bill unless it relates directly with an appropriation being made or revenue provided therein for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. The provisions of this paragraph shall be narrowly and strictly construed with regard to all provisions of and amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills.
After passage on second reading and before its consideration on third reading, every General Appropriations Bill, and every Supplemental Appropriations Bill shall have attached thereto a certificate from the Budget Division of the State Budget and Control Board that the total of the appropriations therein provided is not in excess of the estimated total revenue of the State for such purposes, including that revenue which may be provided in the Bill, or in any other Bill previously passed by the House for the fiscal year to which the Bill is applicable, and if the Comptroller General cannot give such certificate, the Speaker shall order the Bill recommitted to the Ways and Means Committee. After the report of the Committee, any amendment which it shall recommend may be adopted. The following requirement applies to the report of the Conference Committee on the Annual Appropriations Bill: Any provision offered for inclusion in the Annual Appropriations Bill which increases or decreases the most recent official projection of general fund revenues of the Board of Economic Advisors may not be included in the Bill or recommendation unless the revenue impact is certified by the Board of Economic Advisors. Changes to the official general fund revenue estimate as a result of such provisions may not exceed amounts certified by the Board of Economic Advisors. This requirement is in addition to other provisions of law regarding fiscal impact statements.
All State Appropriations Bills must be printed at each stage in their passage so that:
a. The House Ways and Means Committee version of the Appropriations Bill must include the amounts recommended by the Ways and Means Committee.
b. The House version of the Appropriations Bill must include the amounts recommended by the Ways and Means Committee and the amounts passed by the House.
c. The Report of Conference or Free Conference Committee must include the amounts passed by the House, the amounts passed by the Senate, the amounts agreed upon by the Conference Committee.
d. The Appropriations Act must include total funds approved for the next fiscal year and a listing of appropriations from the General Fund.
Provided, further, that the full salary of the principal officer of each department, agency, or institution shall be set forth as an item distinct and apart.
Provided, further, that minor budget classifications or other descriptive terminology may be used when necessary to better express the purpose of the appropriation.
Provided, further, that where the major portion of the operating funds to any department, institution or principal operational division thereof is derived from Federal or other nonappropriated funds, the total appropriation for each major budget classification may be shown and the relative contributions of State and nonappropriated funds therefor shall be shown as completely as possible.
Provided, that the appropriations must be in conformity with the program budget format as adopted by the Ways and Means Committee.
Provided, further, that any Bill or resolution considered by the House of Representatives, upon second reading, that raises revenue must conform to the provisions of Article III, Section 15 of the South Carolina Constitution.
5.4 No bill or amendment providing an appropriation to pay a private claim against this State or a department thereof shall be introduced or considered.
5.5 No bill or joint resolution shall be introduced as a delegation bill or resolution unless such bill or resolution related only to local matters concerning the county which such delegation represents.
5.6 Except as provided in subsection 5.1, the first reading of the bill shall be by title only. No amendments shall then be in order and the bill shall be referred to some committee, unless the House unanimously agree, without debate, to dispense with reference.
5.7 Upon the second reading of a bill, after all amendments and privileged motions have been disposed of, the question shall be the passage of the bill. Upon a decision in the affirmative, the order shall be made accordingly and the bill shall take its place on the calendar for third reading.
5.8 At the third reading of a bill, the bill shall be read by its title only.
If the bill originated in the House, the question then shall be the passage of the bill. On a bill which originated in the Senate, if no amendment has been made by the House, the question shall be the passage of the bill and in the case of an affirmative vote the title 'Bill' shall be changed to an 'Act' and the Act shall be enrolled for ratification.
If the bill has been amended in the House the question shall be the passage of the bill as amended and in the event of an affirmative vote the bill as amended shall be returned to the Senate.
5.9 All bills and resolutions reported by a committee shall as a matter of course, be printed, together with the report of a committee. A bill or joint resolution shall be reprinted following its second reading, if amended by the House, reflecting the substance of the bill in its amended form. Every committee report which amends the provisions of legislation referred to such committee shall give the full text of the section or clearly identifiable subdivision or portion of a section as it would read with such amendment inserted therein. If this rule is not complied with, the bill or joint resolution shall be amended so as to conform to this Rule before it is considered by the House. This shall be the responsibility of the committee chairman.
5.10 No bill or joint resolution shall receive a second reading unless printed copies of the same shall have been laid on the desks of members at least one day prior to such reading. Provided, no General Appropriations Bill or Supplemental Appropriations Bill for the ordinary expenses of the State Government shall receive a second reading unless printed copies of such Appropriations Bill shall have been laid on the desks of members at least three legislative days prior to each reading. Provided, further, that no statewide bill or joint resolution shall receive a second reading unless printed copies of the same shall have been laid on the desks of members at least one statewide legislative day prior to such reading.
5.11 Any bill, resolution, report or other paper which has been under consideration, may, at the Speaker's discretion, be ordered to be printed for distribution to the members.
5.12 That no statewide bill or resolution, except an appropriations bill, general or deficiency, or a joint resolution approving or disapproving regulations of a state agency shall be considered unless (1) such legislation is introduced in the House prior to April fifteenth of the year in which it is to be considered or (2) such legislation shall have been introduced in the Senate and received prior to May first in the House, unless in either event it was introduced in the previous year and was carried over to the year in which it is to be considered; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent a statewide bill or resolution from being received, given first reading and referred to the appropriate committee. No such bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar for further consideration unless two-thirds of those members present and voting agree to waive the rule. Once voted on and rejected, no further vote shall be allowed to waive this rule.
The motion to waive this rule shall not be debatable except that the mover shall have the right to make a three minute explanation of his motion.
The provisions of this rule shall apply only to regular sessions of the General Assembly as opposed to special sessions of the General Assembly.
The Speaker or presiding officer shall enforce the deadlines provided by this rule and shall not allow consideration without putting the question of waiver before the House.
5.13 Each bill effecting the expenditures of money by the State shall, prior to receiving second reading, have attached to it in writing such comment of the State Auditor as may appear appropriate regarding its effect on the finances of the State. Provided, however, this rule shall not be invoked where the amount is shown in the bill.
Committee chairmen shall satisfy this requirement prior to reporting a bill out of committee.
5.14 The printing of any document required to be printed under the Rules of the House may specifically be dispensed with by two-thirds vote of the membership present and voting of the House, a quorum being present; provided, such vote shall be by roll call vote; provided, however, the printing of any bill which has not been referred to committee shall not be waived.
5.15 No report of a Committee on Conference or Free Conference except on local matters shall be considered until such report has been printed in the Journal and explained by the conferees on the floor of the House.
5.16 Should any member seek immediate consideration of any House or Concurrent Resolution, the resolution shall receive immediate consideration unless five members object. If immediate consideration of such resolution is not sought, or in the event five members do object where immediate consideration is sought, the resolution shall be referred to an appropriate committee and shall not be considered by the House until after the committee has made its report and at that time shall take its place on the calendar.
A House or Concurrent Resolution sponsored by a committee shall receive immediate consideration if so requested by a member unless five members object in which case it shall take its place on the calendar without the necessity of being referred to a committee. Such resolution shall be printed in the same manner as is prescribed in Rule 5.9 for the printing of bills.
Provided, however, the Clerk shall prepare forms for House Resolutions expressing the sympathy or congratulations of the members of the House. Any member wishing to sponsor such a resolution shall forward in writing on a form prepared by the Clerk information sufficient to prepare the resolution. The Clerk shall prepare the resolution. The Speaker shall sign the resolution on behalf of the membership. Such resolutions shall not be read to the House or printed in the Journal except upon the request of ten members. The Speaker may refer any such resolution to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions and, in such event, the resolutions must be approved by the committee or if the committee recommends, by the House.
5.17 (A) Upon the consideration of any statewide uncontested bill or joint resolution an objection by five (5) members at any time prevents the consideration of the statewide bill or resolution and it then must be placed upon the statewide contested calendar and remain on it until one (1) or more objections are formally withdrawn from the floor, and if there are not further objections entered at that time bringing the total number of outstanding objections to five (5) or more, the statewide bill or resolution shall then receive immediate consideration if there is any time remaining in the applicable period for that statewide day for that bill or resolution.
(B) Upon the consideration of any local uncontested bill or joint resolution an objection by three (3) members at any time prevents the consideration of the local bill or resolution and it then must be placed upon the local contested calendar and remain on it until one (1) or more objections are formally withdrawn from the floor, and if there are not further objections entered at that time bringing the total number of outstanding objections to three (3) or more, the local bill or resolution shall then receive immediate consideration if there is any time remaining in the applicable period for that day for that local bill or resolution.
5.18 If any bill or resolution shall be recommitted or referred to the same committee or another committee retaining its place on the calendar, the same may be listed on the calendar by number only until it is returned to the floor for debate or such action as may be appropriate.
Any bill, resolution or report upon which debate has been adjourned may be listed on the calendar by number only until the date for consideration has been reached.
5.19 a. No member shall speak more than twice on the main question of a bill or resolution being considered for any reading and not longer than sixty minutes for the first speech nor longer than thirty minutes for the second speech, unless allowed to do so by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting; nor shall he speak more than twice upon an amendment or a motion to reconsider, and then not longer than ten minutes each time. The House may, however, by consent of a majority of the members present and voting suspend the operation of this rule during any debate on any particular question before the House.
b. Subsection (a) of this rule shall be applicable on a section by section basis on debate upon the General Appropriations Bill, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, or the bond bills but shall not apply to bills on reapportionment.
5.20 Notwithstanding the provisions of any other House rule, no House or Concurrent Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States, the President of the United States, or any state or federal department, agency, or official shall receive immediate consideration but shall be referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions and shall remain in such committee unless three members of the committee vote to report the resolution out of committee. No such resolution may be recalled from committee.
6.1 The House shall meet each legislative day at 12:00 Noon every Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday, and 10:00 a.m. every Thursday and Friday unless otherwise ordered by the House. Provided, that by motion made at any time the House by majority vote may fix the day and hour at which time the House shall next meet (not to exceed constitutional limitations) and this shall be decided without debate.
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of the legislative sessions, unless a majority of the House members present object the House shall adjourn at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesdays for the purpose of insuring a time for committees to meet and hearings to be held. This 2:15 p.m. adjournment on Tuesdays shall not apply when the General Appropriations Bill is under consideration by the House.
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of legislative sessions, unless a majority of the House members present object, on Wednesdays the House shall meet at 2:00 p.m. to provide time in the morning hours for committees to meet and hearings to be held. On Thursdays during the first six weeks the House shall meet at 10:00 a.m.
Provided, further, that unless a majority of the House members object, the House shall recede at 1:00 p.m. for luncheon and reconvene at 2:15 p.m. This proviso shall not apply when the House is debating on Special Orders.
Provided, further, that unless ordered otherwise the House shall consider only local uncontested matters on Friday of each week.
6.2 All questions as to priority of business, or as to the time when any matters shall be considered or ordered for consideration and as to a departure from the regular order of business shall be decided without debate.
6.3 When the House shall not direct a different course, which, at any time, in any particular not forbidden by these Rules, it may do, the following order of business shall be enforced every day by the Speaker, except that Special Orders as defined in subsection 14a of this rule shall be considered at the time and place set.
1. a. Prayer;
b. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America;
2. corrections to the Journal;
3. receipt of communications including messages from the Senate;
4. reports of committees including Conference and Free Conference;
5. First reading of House Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, Committee Reports on Resolutions, Joint Resolutions, and Bills upon the desk;
6. call of the roll of the House;
7. a. consideration of local uncontested bills and joint resolutions on third reading;
b. consideration of local uncontested bills and joint resolutions on second reading;
8. a. consideration of statewide uncontested bills and joint resolutions on third reading;
b. consideration of statewide uncontested bills and joint resolutions on second reading;
9. withdrawal of objections;
10. consideration of pending motions to reconsider;
11. a. consideration of unanimous consent requests;
b. consideration of local contested bills and joint resolutions on third reading;
12. consideration of statewide contested bills and joint resolutions on third reading in the order in which they appear on the Calendar;
13. a. motion period;
b. consideration of local contested bills and joint resolutions on second reading;
14. consideration of statewide contested bills and joint resolutions on second reading in the order in which they appear on the Calendar;
a. Notwithstanding the order of business set forth in Rule 6.3 a matter may be set for Special Order for consideration on a particular day at a particular hour or at a particular place on the Calendar;
b. Special orders may be set for appropriations bills and local bills by majority vote of the House. Special order on all other bills on the Calendar shall be set only by written resolution, which has been referred to the Rules Committee or originates therein, and agreed to by two-thirds of the members of that committee and agreed to by majority of the members of the House present after the committee has made its report; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 9 governing the amendability of bills and resolutions, no amendments may be offered to any special order resolution which amendments do not pertain to the bill which is the subject of the special order resolution, except as to the time and date called for in such resolution.
Provided, that for the purpose of explaining any special order resolution the time limit for opponents shall not exceed five minutes and the time limit for proponents shall not exceed five minutes.
c. A Special Order set for a certain day and hour, not being considered by the House at the hour named shall be transferred by the Clerk of the House to the Special Orders of the following day until disposed of, in the chronological order of original appointment.
Any member may insist upon a Special Order of the Day, or other Special Orders, until it be discharged.
d. The motion period provided for the daily order of business under Rule 6.3 shall be limited to ten minutes only.
Provided, however, that time consumed by roll call votes shall not be construed as part of time allotted to said motions.
Provided, further, that during a motion period no motion shall be withdrawn after a substitute has been offered therefor.
e. Consideration of uncontested local bills and joint resolutions on third and second readings as provided in subsection 7a and b of this rule shall be limited to a total of ten minutes only. Consideration of contested local bills and joint resolutions on second and third readings as provided in subsections 11b and 13b of this rule is limited to a total of ten minutes for second reading bills and joint resolutions and ten minutes for third reading bills and joint resolutions.
f. Consideration of uncontested statewide bills and joint resolutions on third and second readings as provided in subsection 8a and b of this rule shall be limited to a total of thirty minutes only.
g. No debate shall be allowed in the uncontested period, provided, however, the Speaker may recognize a proponent and opponent of any uncontested bill or joint resolution for a brief explanation of their position.
h. Consideration of unanimous consent requests as provided for in subsection 11 of this rule shall be limited to five minutes only. No unanimous consent requests except those unanimous consent requests dealing with the pending matter may be considered at any time other than during the time provided for in subsection 11 of this rule.
6.4 A debate interrupted by a simple adjournment shall afterwards be resumed at the point of interruption as if debate had been formally adjourned. A matter interrupted by a call for the Orders of the Day shall, after the Orders have been disposed of, be resumed at the point of interruption before any other question.
6.5 Messages may be received at any time while the door is open, except while a question is being put, or a ballot, or a viva voce vote is taken. A message shall be presented to the House by the Speaker when received, or afterwards, according to its nature, and the business in which the House is engaged; or its consideration may, on motion, be ordered by the House.
6.6 In all particulars not determined by these Rules, or by the laws of the Constitution of this State, or of the United States, the practice of this House shall conform to its previous usage, or be guided by parliamentary law as it may be collected from the best authorities, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure being the preferred parliamentary authority.
7.1 If, upon a question by acclamation, the Speaker doubts, or a division be called for, the House shall divide by those in the affirmative first rising from their seats, then those in the negative. If the Speaker still doubts, or a count be required, the Speaker shall name one member from each side to tell the numbers in the affirmative and those in the negative, and from their report shall state the decision. Provided, that division votes shall be made by use of the electronic roll call equipment, but no individual votes shall be recorded. The Speaker shall state: 'The pending question for division vote is ........ (designating the matter to be voted upon).' The Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine and announce: 'The members shall now proceed to vote.' He shall then sound the bell. Thirty seconds after the bell has been sounded, the Speaker shall then announce that the voting is closed, shall lock the machine, and instruct the Clerk to report the totals. Thirty seconds after the announcement of the commencement of the vote on the board, the Speaker shall then announce that voting is closed and shall lock the machine and instruct the Clerk to report the totals.
7.2 Upon any question, at the request of any ten members who may signify their requests by rising, the yeas and nays shall be ordered; whereupon, at the decision, the electronic roll call system shall be used and the procedure provided for in Rule 7.3 shall be followed.
7.3 a. When the House is ready to vote upon any question requiring the yeas and nays and the vote is to be taken by the electronic roll call system, the Speaker shall state: 'The pending question is ...... (designating the matter to be voted upon).' The Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine and announce: 'The members shall now proceed to vote.' He shall then sound the bell. Once the voting has begun, it shall not be interrupted, except for the purpose of questioning the validity of a member's vote before the result is announced.
b. Two minutes after the bell has been sounded, the Speaker shall ask the question: 'Have all members present voted?' After a pause, the Speaker shall lock the machine and instruct the Clerk to record the vote and the Speaker shall announce the result of the vote.
c. After the voting machine is locked, no member may change his vote and the votes of tardy members shall not be counted.
d. Subject to the provisions of Rule 2.10, the vote as electronically recorded on the roll of members shall not in any manner be altered or changed by any person.
e. No member shall vote for another member, nor shall any person not a member vote for a member. Any member who shall vote or attempt to vote for another member or a person not a member who shall vote or attempt to vote for a member may be punished in such manner as the House determines.
f. Any member or other person who wilfully tampers with or attempts to disarrange, deface, impair or destroy in any manner whatsoever the electronic voting equipment or who destroys or changes the record of votes thereon shall be punished in such manner as the House determines.
Provided, however, the minimum penalty for violation of Rule 7.3 shall be a public reprimand.
g. A member who has been appointed by the Speaker to preside as Speaker Pro Tempore may designate another member to cast his vote on any question while he is presiding in accordance with his instructions from the Chair.
h. A member recorded as voting while absent from the chamber shall present to the presiding officer an affidavit attesting to this fact. Any member may also report to the presiding officer his knowledge that another member was recorded as voting while absent from the chamber. If the affidavit of the member whose vote is in question is presented within forty-eight hours of the vote, the presiding officer shall adjust the vote totals to reflect the affidavit and order action on the question in accordance with the adjusted vote total. If the member filing the affidavit or any other member has knowledge of the identity of the person who voted for him while absent, he shall present this information to the presiding officer who shall refer it to the Ethics Committee for consideration of any recommendation of punishment in accordance with this rule.
i. Each member must be issued one key by the Sergeant at Arms to activate the key lock on the voting console on his desk to operate the electronic voting system. That key may not be duplicated by the member nor may a duplicate be issued to a member. The key must not be left in the key lock at any time while the member is not within the outer doors of the Chamber. If a member loses his key, a replacement will be issued by the Sergeant at Arms at the member's expense. If a member is temporarily without his key while the House is in session, the Sergeant at Arms will provide a temporary key to that member at the member's request for that day only, and that key may not be removed from the House Chamber.
7.4 If the electronic roll call machine is declared by the Speaker of the House to be inoperative, the 'Yeas' and 'Nays' shall be taken by the Reading Clerk calling each member's name in alphabetical order and each member responding by answering simply: 'Yea' or 'Nay'. Every member who may be in the House when called may give his vote.
Provided, further, that when the electronic roll call system is being used to record votes, the doors shall not be closed and members shall be permitted to vote as provided in Rule 7.3.
7.5 No member shall, under any circumstances, be permitted to vote after a decision shall have been announced by the Chair. After the decision of the question, a member absent may be permitted to record the vote he would have given if present, but such vote shall not affect the previous question.
7.6 No member shall be permitted to explain his vote during a roll call, but may reduce his explanation to writing, in not more than 200 words, and upon filing with the Clerk, this explanation shall be entered upon the Journal.
7.7 When the pending question is the passage of any bill or resolution on the contested Calendar on second reading, the yeas and nays shall always be taken by roll call and the votes thereon shall be recorded in the Journal.
7.8 Pairing shall be permitted only upon the absence of a member for good cause and shall be in writing and specifically state the bill or bills or questions upon which pairs are arranged. Pairs shall be filed with the Clerk and recorded in the Journal as an indication of how absent members would have voted. The present member need announce only that he is paired as an explanation of why he is not voting.
8.1 No motion shall be debated until it shall have been stated by the Speaker. Any motion shall, if desired by the Speaker or any other member, be reduced to writing and delivered at the desk and read, before it shall be debated.
8.2 The mover may withdraw any question or proposition before an amendment or decision, after the same has been ordered, except a demand for the yeas and nays and except after the previous question has been ordered.
8.3 No dilatory motion shall be entertained by the Speaker, prior precedents to the contrary notwithstanding.
8.4 A question before the House shall be suspended by:
1. a message;
2. a report or resolution of the Committee on Rules, Conference, Free Conference or Invitations;
3. a question of order;
4. a question of privilege;
5. a question of taking recess;
6. any other incidental questions, such as of reading papers, dividing a question, withdrawing a motion, excusing a member from voting, or the like; of which the five first named may suspend even a speech; provided, that the fifth, if once negatived, be not received during the same speech without the assent of the member speaking.
8.5 When a question is under debate only those motions herein below shall be received and notwithstanding the provisions of any other Rule, none of such motions except the motion to adjourn or recede, a motion to continue, or a motion for the previous question shall be considered until the conclusion of such debate. Such motions shall require a simple majority vote unless otherwise specified:
1. to adjourn or recede;
2. to continue;
3. to lay on the table;
4. for the previous question (fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present, plus five);
5. to postpone indefinitely, or to a day beyond the session;
6. to adjourn the debate to a certain day within the session;
7. to commit or recommit.
These motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are hereinabove arranged.
Provided, a motion to reconsider shall be received and noted while a speech is being made but notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 8.14, shall be considered immediately after disposal of the pending matter or pursuant to Rule 6.3, subparagraph 10, whichever shall come first.
8.6 The previous question upon any matter may be invoked as follows:
a. Immediate cloture. Upon an affirmative vote on a motion for the previous question (fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present, plus five, being required to interrupt debate and a simple majority vote at all other times), the amendments then upon the desk shall be considered, but no further amendments shall be allowed to be offered. The sponsor of an amendment shall be allowed an opportunity to make a short explanation of his amendment for a period not to exceed three minutes, then opponents to the amendment shall be permitted not more than three minutes to oppose the proposed amendment. Then two hours of debate shall be allowed on the bill as and if amended, the time being equally divided between opponents and proponents with no person to speak more than ten minutes.
Provided, any member who has been recognized by the Speaker and is speaking from the podium, is considered to be debating the issue and a call for the previous question, whether by the member or any other member, requires the necessary fifty percent of those present and voting plus five.
b. Delayed cloture. Upon an affirmative vote upon a motion for the previous question to take effect in two hours (fifty percent of those present and voting, a quorum being present, plus five, being required to interrupt debate, and a simple majority vote at all other times), the previous question will be invoked to take effect two hours from the time such affirmative vote is made, provided that such two hour period may not be extended and may not be shortened if five (5) members object. After the previous question is in effect pursuant to this subsection, consideration of amendments and further debate shall proceed in the same manner and under the same limitations as those set forth in subsection (a) of this rule.
Provided, further, that during the two hour period immediately preceding delayed cloture, but after the vote for same, all actions otherwise possible, including putting amendments on the desk, may be accomplished.
8.7 A motion to recess may state the time for reconvening and in the absence of such time stated, reconvening shall be at the call of the Chair.
8.8 A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill, or resolving words of a resolution shall have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered as equivalent to rejection.
8.9 When a motion is made during a motion period, the Speaker shall entertain but two substitute motions which shall be considered in their inverse order.
8.10 Any member may without debate, call for the division of a question, and the House may divide the question if it shall appear to comprehend the question so distinct that, one being taken away, the rest may stand entire for decision. A motion to strike out and insert shall be deemed indivisible, but a motion to strike out being lost shall not be deemed equivalent to agreement, nor shall it preclude either amendment or a motion to strike out and insert.
8.11 a. The following motions shall be decided by simple majority unless otherwise specified and without debate after such short remarks as the Speaker may permit:
to adjourn;
to take a recess;
to continue;
to commit or recommit;
to lay on the table;
for the previous question;
to take up any matters in the orders of the day not regularly reached;
to proceed to the orders of the day;
to postpone indefinitely, or to a day beyond the session;
to adjourn a debate;
to recur to the morning hour;
to fix the hour to which the House shall next meet;
b. The following motions must be permitted at the same stage of the bill or proposition after one hour of time has elapsed since the same question was before negatived:
for the previous question;
to lay on the table;
to postpone or adjourn a debate;
to continue;
to commit or recommit;
to recur to the morning hour.
8.12 Motions to adjourn, to recede, and to recede subject to the call of the Chair, shall always be in order, except while the House is actually engaged in deciding a question by yeas and nays, or in voting viva voce, or in balloting; but a motion to adjourn, or to take a recess, having been negatived, no new motion to adjourn or take a recess shall be in order until fifteen minutes shall have elapsed from the decision of the former motion, even though such motion to recede might be to recede to a different time.
8.13 Indefinite postponement shall dispose of the question.
8.14 When a question shall have been once decided in the affirmative or negative, any member who voted with the prevailing side may, on the same day or the next day of the sitting of the House, move for a reconsideration thereof, and the House if in session for Statewide Matters, and at any time other than while Special Orders are being considered, shall immediately have the question of reconsideration before it. If the House is not in session for Statewide Matters or have before it a matter under Special Order, it shall have the question of reconsideration before it as provided in Rule 6.4. If the House shall refuse to reconsider, or, upon reconsideration, shall affirm its first decision, no further motion shall be in order except by unanimous consent, provided, that once a motion to reconsider is made it may not be withdrawn except in the same day in which it was made.
Provided, that the bill, resolution, message, report, amendment, motion, or the paper upon which the vote was taken shall not have gone out of the possession of the House.
A motion to reconsider may be laid on the table without affecting the question with reference to which the same is made; and if such motion be laid on the table, it shall be deemed a final disposition of the motion.
8.15 A member may move to continue a matter, when called on the calendar, to the next session; and if the House agrees thereto, the matter shall be thereupon continued; and the Clerk of the House shall make up a Calendar of all the matters so continued, placing the same thereupon, in the order in which they have been continued, and at the ensuing session the continued matters shall be taken up and considered in the same stage in which they were when so continued and shall have priority according to the last order for consideration made upon them.
If a motion to continue, having received an affirmative vote, shall be reconsidered and thereupon such motion to continue shall receive a negative vote, the matter shall be immediately taken up and the member having the floor at the time the debate was interrupted shall resume.
9.1 A bill which originated in the House, or which, having originated in the Senate and having been amended by the House, shall be returned from the Senate with amendments, such bill as amended shall be printed, placed on the House Calendar, and shall not be read until such printed copy has been on the desks of the members for at least one day previous to such reading. Provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to local bills.
The consideration of amendments shall have precedence over a motion to either concur or nonconcur in the Senate amendments.
If no amendments have been adopted by the House then the question shall be: 'Will the House agree to the Senate amendment?' A decision in the negative shall be a rejection. Upon a decision in the affirmative, the title of the bill shall be changed to an Act, and ordered to be enrolled.
9.2 At the third reading of a bill, no amendment shall be permitted without unanimous consent, except that the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means may (if he shall have given notice at the second reading of his intention to offer amendments at the third) be permitted to offer amendments to any bill to raise supplies or to make appropriations, such as may be pertinent to the bill; and, the chairman of any committee may (if he has given notice at the second reading of his intention to offer an amendment at the third) be permitted to offer a technical amendment to any bill which has been reported from his committee; and,
Provided, that the House may, in its discretion, commit or recommit any bill at its third reading; and after the report of the committee any amendment which it shall recommend may be adopted.
9.3 No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment unless it refers to the intent of the motion or proposition under consideration. Provided, that nothing shall prevent the adoption of an amendment which rewrites the bill in its entirety if the bill as rewritten remains germane to the original title of the bill. Provided, further, that in determining whether or not any amendment be germane, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be guided by precedents of the House of Representatives to the extent available.
9.4 A proposed amendment shall be in order regardless of the number of changes proposed therein to the matter under debate, provided such amendment is otherwise in order.
9.5 Proposed amendments to any matter before the House shall be initially considered in the order in which received.
10.1 A person not a member, officer, or attache of the House shall not be admitted in the outer doors of the Chamber without the special leave of the House. The following persons, and no others, shall be admitted within the Hall at any time unless otherwise authorized by House Resolution; namely,
The present and former members and officers of the House of Representatives; the members of the Press as designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; the Governor; the present members and officers of the Senate; the present members and employees of the Legislative Council; employees of the respective legislative delegations; and such persons as may be invited by order of the House; provided, no seat in the House shall be occupied by any one except the members thereof. No lobbyist, including former members registered as lobbyists, shall be admitted within the Hall without special leave of the House. No former member seeking personal favors nor any former member who is a candidate for a position which is elected by the General Assembly shall be admitted within the outer doors of the Chamber without special leave of the House.
Access to the House shall not be denied to sitting Senators.
Provided, that notwithstanding other provisions of this rule, access within the outer doors of the Chamber is denied to any former House member who has been convicted of a crime, the conviction of which would impose a maximum penalty of imprisonment of one year or more. This paragraph does not apply to a former House member who is reelected to either House of the General Assembly after the conviction of the crime referred to in this paragraph.
10.2 Whenever the pronoun 'he' appears in any Rule, it shall be deemed to designate either masculine or feminine. The words 'person' and 'party' and any other word importing the singular number used in any bill or resolution shall be held to include the plural and to include firms, companies, associations, and corporations and all words in the plural shall apply also to the singular in all cases in which the spirit and intent of the bill or resolution may require it. All words in a bill or resolution importing the masculine gender shall apply to females also and words in the feminine gender shall apply to males. And all words importing the present tense shall apply to the future also.
10.3 Definitions of measures:
1. 'Resolutions' This term includes:
a. 'House Resolution' which affects only the action of the House and the members thereof. It requires only one reading for adoption, and shall not be submitted to the Senate.
b. 'Concurrent Resolution' which affects only the action of the General Assembly and the members thereof. It requires only one reading in each House for adoption.
c. 'Joint Resolution' which shall have the same force of law as an Act, but is a temporary measure, dying when its subject matter is completed. It requires the same treatment as a bill does in its passage through both Houses, but its title after passage shall not be changed to that of an Act; and when used to propose an amendment to the Constitution it does not require the approval of the Governor.
2. 'Bill' A bill is the term applied to a measure introduced in either House designed to become a permanent law (or an 'Act').
It must be read and adopted three times on three separate days in each House, following which its title is changed to that of an Act.
3. 'Act' An Act is the term applied to a bill that has passed both Houses, been ratified by the presiding officer of each House and signed by the Governor or passed over his veto. It is a permanent measure, having the force of law until repealed.
4. 'Veto' The term used for disapproval of a Bill or Joint Resolution by the Governor. It may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of the members of each House.
10.4 The House shall not accept any invitations to attend functions (social or otherwise) which are to be held at a club or organization which does not admit as members persons of all races, religions, colors, sexes, or national origins. All such invitations so received shall be referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions and the five House members on the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions shall have the duty of determining and reporting to the House whether or not the function is to be held at a club or organization which does not admit as members persons of all races, religions, colors, sexes, or national origins.
10.5 Each member of the House shall be entitled to recommend the names of any number of persons to the Speaker, with one to be appointed by the Speaker as a House page to perform such duties as determined by the Speaker. The provisions of this rule shall be contingent upon the General Assembly providing for at least one hundred twenty-four House pages in the annual general appropriations act for the fiscal year during which such session shall take place. Any additional House pages authorized shall be appointed by the Speaker in his sole discretion. Pages and guests of the House shall observe appropriate and dignified attire which means shirt and tie (with coats optional) for males and dignified dress (meaning dress, skirt or slacks and blouse, or pants suits) for females. This provision must be enforced by the Speaker.
10.6 Provided, notwithstanding any other rule, House Resolutions, Invitations and Memorials shall be accepted at the desk during the Organizational Session and shall be approved only by unanimous consent for passage.
10.7 No smoking is permitted in the Hall of the House of Representatives. Smoking for purposes of this rule includes carrying a lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, or any other lighted smoking equipment.
10.8 No member of the House shall incur more than one thousand eight hundred dollars in long distance telephone charges at State expense during any fiscal year. However, if a member accumulates more than one thousand eight hundred dollars in long distance telephone expenses during any fiscal year, he shall be billed and must reimburse the State on a monthly basis for the remaining balance.
10.9 Special presentations to honor individuals, groups or teams must be limited to five minutes and no presentations of this kind are permitted after the third Thursday in May. A House passed resolution that mentions allotted time for the presentation and date shall prevail. This rule does not apply to a concurrent resolution."
Rep. McTEER explained the Resolution.
The Resolution was adopted.
Rep. McELVEEN proposes Amendment No. 1, which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Add at the appropriate place in Rule 3:
3. __ No member of the South Carolina House of Representatives shall offer for or be elected to any position for which a vote of the House is required for a period of two years after he ceases to be a member of the House.
Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.
Rep. HASKINS moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. FELDER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SHEHEEN raised the Point of Order that the motion was out of order as the motion to table was a higher motion under Rule 8.11.
SPEAKER WILKINS sustained the Point of Order.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit the amendment.
Rep. ROGERS moved to table the motion to commit and demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Breeland Brown, J. Byrd Cave Cobb-Hunter Cromer Howard Inabinett Jaskwhich Kirsh Lloyd Neal Rogers Stille Whipper, L. Whipper, S.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, T. Cain Canty Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Huff Hutson Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McMahand McTeer Meacham Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
So, the House refused to table the motion to commit.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to.
Rep. McELVEEN proposes Amendment No. 2, which was committed to the Rules Committee.
The following shall be added at an appropriate place in House Rule 6:
The House must remain in session once called to order for at least two hours or until the completion of that portion of the calendar covered by Rule 6.3(1) - (11b), unless adjournment is voted by a majority of the members present and voting, plus five members.
Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.
Rep. HUFF moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Rep. McELVEEN proposes Amendment No. 3, which was committed to the Rules Committee.
House Rule 8.12 shall be amended by replacing the phrase fifteen (15) minutes with the phrase one (1) hour.
Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.
Rep. ROBINSON moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Rep. McELVEEN proposes Amendment No. 4, which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Add subsection c., as follows:
c. In no event shall any limitation of debate prevent any member of the House who wishes to be heard on a matter under closure from speaking for the minimum time allotted herein, even if the total time of debate allowed to each side is increased thereby. This provision is intended to allow the constituents of each District in the State to have input despite procedural limitations, without allowing unlimited debate.
Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.
Rep. HASKINS moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. BAXLEY moved to table the motion, which was not agreed to by a division vote of 39 to 72.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to.
Rep. CROMER proposed the following Amendment No. 5 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1572DW.95), which was tabled.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by amending Rule 10 by adding:
/10.10 Meetings of a legislative caucus as defined in Section 2-17-10(11), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, may not be closed to the public and must be open to the public pursuant to Section 30-4-60./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CROMER explained the amendment.
Rep. WELLS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. CROMER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Anderson Beatty Breeland Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Cato Chamblee Cooper Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McMahand McTeer Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
Those who voted in the negative are:
Askins Baxley Boan Brown, G. Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Delleney Elliott Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Simrill Spearman Stille Townsend Tucker White Wilder Wilkes Williams Worley
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. KIRSH proposed the following Amendment No. 6 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1534DW.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by adding Rule 4.19 to the Rules of the House of Representatives:
/4.19 When a bill or resolution is reported out of a standing committee of the House of Representatives, there must be attached and printed as a part of the committee report a summary of the bill or resolution prepared by the staff of that committee./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. KIRSH explained the amendment.
Rep. D. SMITH moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. KIRSH moved to table the motion, which was not agreed to by a division vote of 37 to 75.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to.
Rep. FAIR proposed the following amendment No. 7 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\JIC\5185HTC.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by amending Rule 5.2 of the Rules of the House of Representatives, page 16, by adding after the first paragraph:
/A member who sponsors or cosponsors a bill or joint resolution which is amended on second reading in the House may have his name removed as sponsor or cosponsor by providing a written notice requesting removal of his name to the clerk before third reading./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. FAIR moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Reps. KEYSERLING and McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 8 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1576DW.95), which was tabled.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by striking Rule 6.1 and inserting:
/6.1 The House shall meet each legislative day at 12:00 Noon every Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday, and 10:00 a.m. every Thursday and Friday unless otherwise ordered by the House. Provided, that by motion made at any time the House by majority vote may fix the day and hour at which time the House shall next meet (not to exceed constitutional limitations) and this must be decided without debate.
Provided, further, that the House may not meet on Tuesdays and meet at 12:00 noon on Wednesdays during the first six weeks in an odd-numbered year.
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of legislative sessions in even-numbered years, unless a majority of the House members present object, on Wednesdays the House shall meet at 2:00 p.m. to provide time in the morning hours for committees to meet and hearings to be held, and on Thursdays during the first six weeks the House shall meet at 10:00 a.m.
Provided, further, that unless a majority of the House members object, the House shall recede at 1:00 p.m. for luncheon and reconvene at 2:15 p.m. This proviso shall not apply when the House is debating on Special Orders.
Provided, further, that unless ordered otherwise the House shall consider only local uncontested matters on Friday of each week./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. KEYSERLING moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. CARNELL proposed the following Amendment No. 9 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\21185SD.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by striking Rule 5.19a., as contained on page 23 and inserting:
"a. No member shall speak more than twice on the main question of a bill or resolution being considered for any reading with no time limit for the first speech and not longer than thirty minutes for the second speech, unless allowed to do so by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting; nor shall he speak more than twice upon an amendment or a motion to reconsider, and then not longer than ten minutes each time. The House may, however, by consent of a majority of the members present and voting suspend the operation of this rule during any debate on any particular question before the House."
Rep. CARNELL explained the amendment.
Rep. D. SMITH moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. CARNELL moved to table the motion, which was not agreed to by a division vote of 33 to 72.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to.
Reps. CROMER and GAMBLE proposed the following Amendment No. 10 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\21184SD.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by adding a new Rule 10.10 immediately after Rule 10.9 on page 39 to read:
"10.10 Each member's postage allocation shall be the first-class rate for a letter deposited in the U. S. mail times the number of sheets of stationery with the member's letterhead that each member is allocated. Any difference between the amounts appropriated in the general appropriations act for a House member's postage and the requirements of this rule shall be paid from the approved accounts of the House."
Renumber rules to conform.
Rep. CROMER explained the amendment.
Rep. ROBINSON moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Rep. ROGERS proposed the following Amendment No. 11 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1575DW.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by amending Rule 3, by adding:
/3.13 When a member of the House becomes a candidate for an office of honor or profit filled by a vote of the General Assembly, the member is deemed to have resigned his seat./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. ROGERS explained the amendment.
Rep. HUFF moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. ROGERS moved to table the motion.
Rep. ROGERS demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The House refused to table the motion to commit by a division vote of 15 to 72.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to.
Rep. HUFF moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet at 2:00 P.M. tomorrow, which was agreed to.
Rep. ROGERS proposed the following Amendment No. 12 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1574DW.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by amending Rule 3, by adding:
/3.12 No member of the House may cast a vote for himself in an election in which he is a candidate for an office of honor or profit which is elected by the General Assembly./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. ROGERS moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Rep. THOMAS proposed the following Amendment No. 13 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1578DW.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by amending Rule 3, by adding:
/3.13 When a member of the House becomes a candidate for an office of honor or profit filled by a vote of the General Assembly, the member is deemed to have resigned his seat./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. THOMAS moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee, which was agreed to.
Reps. KEYSERLING and McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 14 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1576DW.95), which was committed to the Rules Committee.
Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by striking Rule 6.1 and inserting:
/6.1 The House shall meet each legislative day at 12:00 Noon every Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday, and 10:00 a.m. every Thursday and Friday unless otherwise ordered by the House. Provided, that by motion made at any time the House by majority vote may fix the day and hour at which time the House shall next meet (not to exceed constitutional limitations) and this must be decided without debate.
Provided, further, that the House will meet on Tuesdays at 12:00 noon during the first six weeks in an odd-numbered year but not on Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Provided, further, that during the first six weeks of legislative sessions in even-numbered years, unless a majority of the House members present object, on Wednesdays the House shall meet at 2:00 p.m. to provide time in the morning hours for committees to meet and hearings to be held, and on Thursdays during the first six weeks the House shall meet at 10:00 a.m.
Provided, further, that unless a majority of the House members object, the House shall recede at 1:00 p.m. for luncheon and reconvene at 2:15 p.m. This proviso shall not apply when the House is debating on Special Orders.
Provided, further, that unless ordered otherwise the House shall consider only local uncontested matters on Friday of each week./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. KEYSERLING explained the amendment.
Rep. KELLEY moved to commit the amendment to the Rules Committee.
Rep. KEYSERLING moved to table the motion and demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The question then recurred to the motion to table, which was rejected by a division vote of 24 to 77.
Rep. McELVEEN spoke in favor of the amendment.
The question then recurred to the motion to commit, which was agreed to by a division vote of 73 to 27.
Rep. G. BAILEY moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of David Keith Patrick of St. George, which was agreed to.
On motion of Rep. Williams with unanimous consent, the following were taken up for immediate consideration and accepted.
January 19, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
The South Carolina Bankers Association will host its annual reception for the General Assembly on Tuesday, January 10, 1995, from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the Marriott Hotel, 1200 Hampton Street, Columbia, South Carolina. We would like to cordially invite the members of the House to attend this function.
I would appreciate your reserving this date on the House Calendar and notifying me upon confirmation of this date. Should you need additional information, please contact Anne Gillespie at the Association office.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely yours,
William L Pherigo
President-Elect
March 10, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
The South Carolina Soft Drink Association would like to host a reception for the full Senate and House of Representatives and their staffs on Tuesday, January 17, 1995. We are making arrangements with the Columbia Adams Mark Hotel, 1200 Hampton Street, Columbia, South Carolina for the hours 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. for the reception.
Please advise me if there is any additional information you might need in reference to our request.
With kindest personal regards, I am
Sincerely,
Fred W. Faircloth, III
November 24, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
The South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers and the Consulting Engineers of South Carolina were pleased to honor the members of the South Carolina General Assembly on the evening of January 12, 1994. The reception was held at the Columbia Museum of Art, 1112 Bull Street in Columbia, South Carolina from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
The event was a pleasant affair, and we believe an excellent way to begin the legislative session for the legislators as well as the members of the two engineering societies. For this reason, we would like to request the same date on next year's legislative Calendar. The first Wednesday evening of the legislative session next year is January 11, 1995. Similar arrangements have been made for the 1995 reception.
The reception is scheduled for January 11, 1995, at 6:00 P.M. at the Columbia Museum of Art, 1112 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina. Invitations are being mailed to the legislators during December to their home addresses, and we would appreciate your announcing the event on the legislative Calendar.
Thank you for the opportunity the Invitations Committee affords the professional societies and the general public for meeting with the Senators and Representatives to express their concerns.
Sincerely,
Vicki T. Ido
Administrative Assistant
December 2, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Cafe for the Homeless, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are cordially invited to a breakfast drop-in to be held in the first floor lobby of the State House on January 18, 1995, from 9:00 to 10:30 A.M.
The problem of homelessness in South Carolina affects each and every one of us. We hope each House member will take a few minutes out of his/her busy schedule to join us for coffee and donuts. You will have the opportunity to meet some of the people who are fighting to find solutions to this complex problem.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (803) 779-6610. We look forward to seeing you on January 18.
Sincerely,
Rev. Neil Haynes
November 21, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
This letter is to confirm scheduling of the South Carolina Association of Council on Aging Director's annual "Welcome Back Breakfast" for South Carolina Legislators, Thursday morning, January 19, 1995. The Breakfast will be a buffet from 8:00 - 8:45 A.M. and will be held at the Ramada Town House, 1615 Gervais Street, Columbia.
Our contact person in Columbia for this event is Betsy Fuller, Council on Aging of the Midlands, phone 252-7734.
Sincerely,
Constance C. Rinehart, MSW
President
June 13, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
On behalf of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 2,300 businesses in the State of South Carolina, we would like to invite the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives to a reception in their honor from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, January 24, 1995, at the Capital City Club. This reception will conclude our presentation of "Business Speaks at the State House," a day when the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce members as well as local chamber members throughout the State will assemble in Columbia to be briefed on the '95 issues facing our business community.
In accordance to the Ethics Act, all expenditures will be in agreement with the $25 per person requirement. Again, we are looking forward to honoring our General Assembly on January 24, 1995.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at 799-4601.
Sincerely,
S. Hunter Howard, Jr.
Executive Vice President
November 10, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
To reconfirm my conversation with your office on Friday, November 4, The South Carolina Cable Television Association has changed the starting time of their Legislative Reception. The new time and date is as follows: Wednesday, January 25, 1995, from 7:00 - 9:30 P.M. at the Adam's Mark Hotel.
We do appreciate you making the necessary changes to your Calendar to accommodate our request and look forward to seeing you and members of the House, and their staffs at our reception next year!
Sincerely,
Nancy Horne
Executive Director
October 3, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
The South Carolina Aquaculture Association cordially invites all members of the South Carolina General Assembly to a buffet breakfast on Thursday, January 26, 1995, 8:00 - 9:30 A.M., at the Capital City Club.
Upon your acceptance and approval, we will send personalized invitations to the General Assembly members, inviting them to experience this "Breakfast Buffet featuring South Carolina Farm-Raised Seafood."
Betsy Sheehan of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture is coordinating the event plans and preparation. Please feel free to contact her at 734-2210 with any questions that you may have.
I thank you in advance for consideration given to this invitation and look forward to meeting you on January 26.
Cordially,
James A. Battle, Jr.
President
August 22, 1994
The Honorable Dewitt Williams
Chairman, House Invitations Committee
518-D Blatt Building
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Dear Rep. Williams:
We would like to extend an invitation to the members of the General Assembly to be our luncheon guests at our annual meeting on January 31, 1995.
Location: Adams Mark Hotel, Columbia, South Carolina
Time: 12:30 P.M. or upon adjournment until 2:15 P.M.
Program: To be announced.
S.C. Business and Industry Political Education Committee is a non-partisan, non-lobbying association of businesses throughout South Carolina.
We respectfully request that you advise us as soon as possible if this date is acceptable.
Sincerely,
T. Moffatt Burriss
Executive Vice President
TO: Robin Moseley, Senate Invitations Committee
Colette Murray, House Invitations Committee
FROM: Mimi Meriwether, Marketing & Meeting Planning Assistant
South Carolina School Boards Association
RE: 1995 Governor's Conference on Education/Legislative Reception
DATE: February 10, 1994
This letter is to confirm our recent phone conversation regarding the 1995 Governor's Conference on Education. It is my understanding that the evening of Tuesday, January 31, 1995, is available on your Calendar and you have reserved it for us. This letter confirms the following:
Tuesday, January 31, 1995 - Governor's Conference on Education/Legislative Reception.
The meeting begins with the Legislative Reception from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. at the Sheraton Conference Center on Bush River Road in Columbia. The Governor's Conference on Education and banquet is from 7:00 - 10:00 P.M. and is also held at the Sheraton Conference Center.
We realize this date is for 1995, but in order to secure the building for the conference it is necessary to reserve the space this far in advance. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this date.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. McELVEEN a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for six members of the House Ethics Committee.
The following names were placed in nomination:
Reps. SCOTT, KELLEY, TRIPP, MEACHAM, R. SMITH, WALKER, BEATTY, NEILSON and BYRD
On motion of Rep. SHEHEEN, with unanimous consent, the Members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. SCOTT:
Anderson Askins Bailey Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Cromer Elliott Gamble Govan Harrison Harvin Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Koon Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McMahand Neal Neilson Quinn Riser Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Simrill Spearman Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams Wofford
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. KELLEY:
Allison Bailey Baxley Brown, H. Brown, T. Cain Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McKay Meacham Neal Phillips Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. TRIPP:
Cain Cato Chamblee Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Easterday Fair Fleming Gamble Harrell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Keegan Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Limbaugh Limehouse Marchbanks McKay Quinn Rice Robinson Sandifer Smith, D. Tripp Trotter Vaughn Witherspoon Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. MEACHAM:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. R. SMITH:
Allison Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Carnell Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Felder Fleming Fulmer Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Hines Huff Hutson Jennings Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McAbee McCraw McKay Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley White Wilder Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. WALKER:
Allison Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Cain Carnell Cato Cave Chamblee Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. BEATTY:
Allison Anderson Askins Baxley Beatty Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dantzler Davenport Felder Fulmer Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Howard Huff Inabinett Keegan Kelley Kinon Klauber Lanford Law Limehouse Littlejohn Martin McCraw McMahand Meacham Neal Neilson Quinn Rhoad Richardson Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Thomas Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkins Williams Worley
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. NEILSON:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Canty Carnell Cato Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Hutson Jennings Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Knotts Law Limbaugh Littlejohn Lloyd Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Rogers Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Tucker Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. BYRD:
Anderson Boan Breeland Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cromer Elliott Hines Howard Inabinett Keyserling Lloyd Mason McMahand Neal Neilson Phillips Rogers Scott Sheheen Stoddard Stuart Townsend Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams Wright
Rep. SCOTT received 58
Rep. KELLEY received 93
Rep. TRIPP received 36
Rep. MEACHAM received 107
Rep. R. SMITH received 99
Rep. WALKER received 98
Rep. BEATTY received 75
Rep. NEILSON received 95
Rep. BYRD received 34
Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced that Reps. KELLEY, MEACHAM, R. SMITH, WALKER, BEATTY and NEILSON having received a majority of the votes cast were duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for seven members of the House Operations and Management Committee.
The following names were placed in nomination:
Reps. LITTLEJOHN, ALLISON, RISER, KEEGAN, WHITE, VAUGHN, COBB-HUNTER, BAILEY, TOWNSEND and GOVAN
On motion of Rep. SHEHEEN, with unanimous consent, the Members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. LITTLEJOHN:
Allison Askins Bailey Beatty Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. ALLISON:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. RISER:
Allison Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Huff Hutson Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McKay Meacham Neilson Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stoddard Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. KEEGAN:
Allison Beatty Boan Brown, H. Brown, T. Cain Canty Cato Chamblee Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McKay Meacham Phillips Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley White Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. WHITE:
Anderson Askins Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Felder Govan Harris, P. Hines Howard Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kirsh Lloyd McAbee McCraw McMahand Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Richardson Rogers Scott Smith, R. Spearman Stille Townsend Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. VAUGHN:
Allison Anderson Bailey Baxley Beatty Brown, H. Cain Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Jennings Keegan Kelley Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neilson Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. COBB-HUNTER:
Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Elliott Felder Govan Harris, J. Harvin Harwell Hines Hodges Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McMahand Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Richardson Rogers Scott Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stuart Townsend Tripp Wells Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Worley Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. BAILEY:
Allison Askins Bailey Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Byrd Cain Carnell Cato Cave Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Dantzler Easterday Elliott Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McKay Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Thomas Townsend Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Whatley Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Young, A.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. TOWNSEND:
Allison Anderson Askins Bailey Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Cain Carnell Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Fleming Fulmer Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Herdklotz Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Phillips Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Seithel Sheheen Smith, D. Spearman Stille Stoddard Townsend Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilder Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. GOVAN:
Anderson Bailey Baxley Beatty Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Clyburn Cooper Dantzler Davenport Elliott Fair Felder Govan Harvin Harwell Haskins Hines Hodges Howard Huff Inabinett Jennings Kirsh Klauber Lloyd Martin McMahand Neal Rice Rogers Scott Sheheen Stuart Thomas Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilkes Williams Wright
Rep. LITTLEJOHN received 97
Rep. ALLISON received 103
Rep. RISER received 90
Rep. KEEGAN received 80
Rep. WHITE received 47
Rep. VAUGHN received 87
Rep. COBB-HUNTER received 66
Rep. BAILEY received 91
Rep. TOWNSEND received 86
Rep. GOVAN received 48
Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced that Reps. LITTLEJOHN, ALLISON, RISER, KEEGAN, VAUGHN, BAILEY and TOWNSEND having received a majority of the votes cast were duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
The SPEAKER announced that nominations were in order for five members of the Reorganization Commission.
The following names were placed in nomination:
Reps. WALDROP, STUART, TROTTER, WOFFORD, LANFORD, CHAMBLEE, KIRSH, BAILEY, HARWELL and J. BROWN
On motion of Rep. SHEHEEN, with unanimous consent, the Members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. WALDROP:
Anderson Askins Baxley Beatty Breeland Brown, J. Canty Carnell Cave Cromer Elliott Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harvin Harwell Inabinett Kinon Kirsh McAbee McCraw Neilson Rhoad Rogers Scott Spearman Stoddard Townsend Tucker Waldrop Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. STUART:
Allison Boan Brown, G. Byrd Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Davenport Easterday Felder Fleming Gamble Harris, J. Harrison Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Hodges Huff Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Knotts Koon Lanford Limbaugh Marchbanks Martin Mason Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Smith, R. Spearman Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Wells Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. TROTTER:
Allison Bailey Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Huff Hutson Keegan Kelley Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. WOFFORD:
Allison Bailey Boan Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Cooper Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hodges Huff Hutson Keegan Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Martin Mason McKay Meacham Neal Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Waldrop Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. LANFORD:
Allison Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cotty Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Haskins Herdklotz Hines Hodges Hutson Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McCraw McKay Meacham Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. CHAMBLEE:
Allison Brown, G. Brown, H. Cain Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Davenport Easterday Elliott Fair Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harvin Harwell Haskins Herdklotz Hines Huff Hutson Inabinett Keegan Kelley Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McAbee McKay Meacham Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Williams Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. KIRSH:
Askins Bailey Baxley Boan Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Cromer Dantzler Fair Gamble Govan Harris, P. Harvin Hodges Howard Jennings Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Law McCraw Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Richardson Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Spearman Stille Townsend Tucker Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkins Williams Worley
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. BAILEY:
Askins Bailey Baxley Cain Carnell Cato Cobb-Hunter Cooper Dantzler Govan Harrell Harris, P. Hutson Jennings Kinon Law Limehouse McAbee McCraw Rhoad Rogers Sheheen Spearman Stoddard Tucker Williams
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. HARWELL:
Askins Baxley Beatty Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Elliott Felder Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Hines Huff Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Limbaugh Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Neilson Phillips Riser Rogers Scott Seithel Sharpe Sheheen Shissias Spearman Stille Stoddard Tucker Waldrop Walker Whatley Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Worley
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. J. BROWN:
Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Elliott Govan Harris, P. Harvin Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kirsh Littlejohn Lloyd Martin McKay McMahand Neal Phillips Rogers Scott Sheheen Stille Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams
Rep. WALDROP received 34
Rep. STUART received 61
Rep. TROTTER received 76
Rep. WOFFORD received 72
Rep. LANFORD received 72
Rep. CHAMBLEE received 71
Rep. KIRSH received 50
Rep. BAILEY received 26
Rep. HARWELL received 61
Rep. J. BROWN received 46
Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced that Reps. TROTTER, WOFFORD, LANFORD and CHAMBLEE having received a majority of the votes cast were duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
The SPEAKER then announced that Rep. HARWELL and Rep. STUART had both received 61 votes, resulting in a run-off.
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. HARWELL:
Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Canty Carnell Cato Cave Chamblee Clyburn Elliott Felder Fulmer Hallman Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Harvin Harwell Haskins Hines Hodges Howard Huff Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Kirsh McAbee McCraw McKay McMahand Meacham Neilson Rhoad Rogers Scott Seithel Sheheen Smith, R. Stille Stoddard Townsend Tucker Walker Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Witherspoon
The following named Representatives voted for Rep. STUART:
Allison Brown, H. Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Easterday Fair Fleming Gamble Harrell Harrison Herdklotz Keegan Kelley Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason Phillips Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Shissias Simrill Spearman Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Wells Williams Wofford Wright Young, A. Young, J.
Rep. HARWELL received 62
Rep. STUART received 47
Whereupon, the SPEAKER announced that Rep. HARWELL, having received a majority of the votes cast, was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
Rep. HASKINS moved that the House do now adjourn, which was adopted.
At 6:20 P.M. the House in accordance with the motion of Rep. G. BAILEY adjourned in memory of David Keith Patrick of St. George, to meet at 2:00 P.M. tomorrow.
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