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

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Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Canty            Carnell          Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Cromer
Delleney         Govan            Harris, J.
Hines            Howard           Inabinett
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kirsh            Lloyd            Martin
McCraw           McMahand         McTeer
Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Phillips         Richardson       Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Spearman
Stille           Stoddard         Townsend
Tucker           Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams

Total--49

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 19 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3627SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, SECTION 5, page 4, lines 3 and 7, by striking /three/ and inserting /two/.

Amend further, SECTION 6, page 4, lines 20 and 23, by striking /three/ and inserting /two/.

Amend title to conform.


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Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 62; Nays 56

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Brown, H.        Cain
Cato             Chamblee         Cooper
Cotty            Cromer           Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Felder           Fleming
Gamble           Harrell          Harrison
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Kinon
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            McKay            Meacham
Quinn            Rhoad            Rice
Riser            Robinson         Sandifer
Seithel          Sharpe           Shissias
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Stuart           Thomas           Tripp
Trotter          Vaughn           Walker
Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--62

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Canty            Carnell          Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Delleney
Fulmer           Govan            Hallman
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard


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Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Keyserling       Kirsh            Lloyd
Martin           McAbee           McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Phillips         Richardson       Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Spearman
Stille           Stoddard         Townsend
Tucker           Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams         Worley

Total--56

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 20 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3629SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, SECTION 1, page 2, line 9, by striking /six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /two new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 2, page 2, line 25, by striking /six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /two new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 3, page 3, line 6, by striking /three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /one new term thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 4, page 3, by striking beginning on line 21 /three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /one new term thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 5, page 4, by striking beginning on line 7 /three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /one four-year term thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 6, page 4, by striking beginning on line 23 /three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /one four-year term thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.

Rep. KLAUBER spoke against the amendment.


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Rep. McELVEEN spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 62; Nays 51

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Brown, H.        Cain
Carnell          Cato             Chamblee
Cotty            Cromer           Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Elliott
Fleming          Gamble           Harrell
Harrison         Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Keegan           Kelley
Kinon            Klauber          Knotts
Koon             Lanford          Law
Limbaugh         Limehouse        Littlejohn
Marchbanks       Mason            McAbee
McKay            Meacham          Quinn
Rice             Richardson       Riser
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Shissias         Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Stuart           Thomas
Townsend         Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Walker           Wells
Whatley          Whipper, S.      Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--62

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Canty
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Delleney         Fair             Fulmer
Govan            Hallman          Harris, J.
Harris, P.       Harvin           Hines
Hodges           Howard           Inabinett


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Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kirsh            Lloyd            Martin
McCraw           McElveen         McMahand
McTeer           Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Phillips         Rhoad
Scott            Seithel          Sheheen
Spearman         Stille           Stoddard
Tucker           Whipper, L.      White
Wilder           Wilkes           Williams

Total--51

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 21 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\21284SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, SECTION 1, page 2, line 9, by striking /six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /four new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 2, page 2, line 25, by striking /six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /four new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 3, page 3, line 6, by striking /three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /two new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 4, page 3, by striking beginning on line 21 /three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /two new terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 5, page 4, by striking beginning on line 7 /three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /two four-year terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 6, page 4, by striking beginning on line 23 /three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /two four-year terms thereafter if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. McELVEEN explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. McELVEEN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 64; Nays 47

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Brown, H.        Cain
Carnell          Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Cromer
Dantzler         Davenport        Easterday
Elliott          Fair             Felder
Fleming          Gamble           Harrell
Harrison         Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Keegan           Kelley
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            McAbee           McKay
Meacham          Quinn            Rice
Richardson       Riser            Robinson
Sandifer         Sharpe           Shissias
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Stuart           Thomas           Tripp
Trotter          Vaughn           Walker
Wells            Whatley          Whipper, S.
Wilkins          Witherspoon      Wofford
Worley           Wright           Young, A.
Young, J.

Total--64

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Canty
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Delleney         Fulmer           Govan
Hallman          Harris, J.       Harris, P.
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kirsh            Lloyd            McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer


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Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Phillips         Rhoad            Scott
Seithel          Sheheen          Spearman
Stille           Townsend         Tucker
Whipper, L.      White            Wilder
Wilkes           Williams

Total--47

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 7 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3626SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, SECTION 1, page 2, line 9, by striking /and then six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 2, page 2, line 25, by striking /plus six new terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 3, page 3, line 6, by striking /and then three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 4, page 3, by striking beginning on line 21 /plus three new terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend further, SECTION 5, page 4, by striking beginning on line 7 /and then three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to him/.

Amend further, SECTION 6, page 4, by striking beginning on line 23 /plus three four-year terms thereafter/ and inserting /if the above term limitations apply to them/.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. SHEHEEN explained the amendment.

Rep. D. SMITH spoke against the amendment.

Rep. FELDER spoke against the amendment.

Reps. SHEHEEN and HODGES spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON spoke against the amendment.

Rep. ROGERS spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. D. SMITH spoke against the amendment.

Rep. KENNEDY spoke in favor of the amendment.


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Reps. MARTIN and JENNINGS spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HUFF spoke against the amendment.

Rep. McELVEEN spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. CAVE spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. BAXLEY spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.

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

Yeas 61; Nays 56

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Brown, H.        Cain
Cato             Chamblee         Cooper
Cotty            Cromer           Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Fair
Felder           Fleming          Fulmer
Hallman          Harrell          Harrison
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mason
McKay            Meacham          Quinn
Rhoad            Rice             Riser
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Shissias         Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Stuart           Thomas
Tripp            Trotter          Vaughn
Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Whatley          Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Wright           Young, A.
Young, J.

Total--61

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Canty            Carnell          Cave


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Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Delleney
Elliott          Gamble           Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Keyserling       Kinon            Kirsh
Lloyd            Martin           McAbee
McCraw           McElveen         McMahand
McTeer           Moody-Lawrence   Neilson
Phillips         Richardson       Rogers
Scott            Seithel          Sheheen
Spearman         Stille           Townsend
Tucker           Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams         Worley

Total--56

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 8 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\21282SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the resolution, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/SECTION 1. Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:

"Section 2. The House of Representatives shall must be composed of members chosen by ballot every second year by citizens of this State, qualified as in this Constitution is provided.

A member of the House of Representatives may not serve more than six complete two-year terms. A member of the House of Representatives serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision in this section limiting the number of terms a House member may serve may continue to serve his then current term if the above term limitations apply to him. Service in another public office does not constitute prior service for purposes of this provision and this limitation on the number of terms which may be served applies whether or not the terms served in this office are consecutive or nonconsecutive."

SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots


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must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of this State relating to the House of Representatives be amended so as to provide that House members may serve only six complete two-year terms in office and to provide that House members serving in office when this provision is ratified into law may complete the term which they are currently serving if the above term limitations apply to them?
Yes []

No []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."

SECTION 3. Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended by adding the following paragraph at the end:

" A member of the House of Representatives serving in office on the effective date of the ratification of the provision in this section limiting the number of terms a House member may serve in addition to completing his then current term may also serve six new terms thereafter."

SECTION 4. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballots:
"Must Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution of this State relating to the House of Representatives be amended so as to provide that House members serving in office when this provision is ratified into law may in addition to completing the term which they are currently serving may also serve six new terms thereafter?

Yes []

No []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."

SECTION 5. Article III, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, is amended to read:

"Section 6. The Senate shall must be composed of one member chosen from each County senatorial election district as established by law, to be elected for the term of four years by the qualified electors in each


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County, of the district in the same manner in which members of the House of Representatives are chosen.


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