(R249) H. 3486 -- Reps. Tripp, Cromer, Sandifer, Cobb-Hunter, Baxley, Kennedy, Wright, Tucker, Bailey, Stille, Littlejohn, Robinson, Richardson, Huff, Lanford, Wilder, Jaskwhich, Shissias, Vaughn, Simrill, Wells, Trotter, Whatley, Stuart, Rhoad, Govan, Easterday, Seithel, Allison, D. Smith, Cotty, Gamble, Limehouse, A. Young, Koon, J. Harris, Harrison, Fleming, Harvin, Mason, Kirsh, Rice, Marchbanks, Carnell, Meacham, Haskins, Harrell, Cain and Jennings: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 34-11-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DRAWING AND UTTERING OF FRAUDULENT CHECKS, DRAFTS, OR OTHER WRITTEN ORDERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION DOES APPLY TO ANY CHECK GIVEN IN FULL OR PARTIAL PAYMENT OF A PREEXISTING DEBT WHICH RESULTED FROM A REVOLVING CREDIT ACCOUNT WHICH IS NOT A CONSUMER CREDIT TRANSACTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE OF THE PERSON RECEIVING A CHECK TO OBTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION SHALL NOT WARRANT DISMISSAL OF PROSECUTION, BUT THE PERSON BRINGING THE ACTION HAS THE BURDEN OF PROVING THAT THE DEFENDANT SIGNED OR ENDORSED THE CHECK AND PRESENTED IT IN PAYMENT OF A DEBT OR OBLIGATION.
(R250) H. 3878 -- Rep. Witherspoon: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1760, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WHITE PERCH, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ONLY FRESH FISH ON ICE WITH AN INVOICE NOT OVER TWO WEEKS OLD MAY BE SOLD, THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF FROZEN FISH, AND THE DATES THE FISH MAY BE SOLD; AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN INVOICE, BILL OF SALE, AND AN INVOICE NUMBER BE PROVIDED UNDER CERTAIN
(R251) H. 3954 -- Reps. A. Young, Knotts, Harrison, Chamblee, Haskins, Easterday, Bailey, Inabinett, Mason, Waldrop, Robinson, Witherspoon, Herdklotz, Littlejohn, Riser, Davenport and Vaughn: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1670, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY PETITION TO ADOPT, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR SPECIFIC FINDINGS THE COURT MUST MAKE IN ALLOWING A NONRESIDENT TO ADOPT A CHILD IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO CORRECT INTERNAL REFERENCES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1700, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONSENT AND RELINQUISHMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION, SO AS TO REQUIRE CONSENT AND RELINQUISHMENT TO BE GIVEN AFTER THE BIRTH OF AN ADOPTEE.
(R252) H. 4410 -- Reps. Hutson, G. Bailey, Cobb-Hunter, Harrell and Young-Brickell: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-230, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, SO AS TO REVISE THESE PRECINCTS AND THE DATE OF THE OFFICIAL MAP ON WHICH THE LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED.
(R253) H. 4478 -- Reps. Boan, Baxley, Fleming, Askins, Kennedy, J. Hines, Martin, Cooper, Law, Robinson, Limbaugh, Rhoad, Cato, Witherspoon, Jennings, Wilkins and T. Brown: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-21-785, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND TAXATION TO ALTER THE RETURN AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO THE SPECIFIC TAX RATES ON VARIOUS TOBACCO PRODUCTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE SEPARATE DEFINITION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND IMPOSE A TAX EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT OF THE MANUFACTURER'S PRICE ON ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS EXCEPT CIGARETTES; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-735, RELATING TO THE PAYMENT METHOD OF THE CIGARETTE
(R254) H. 4506 -- Rep. Delleney: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-170, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS AND PLACES IN CHESTER COUNTY SO AS TO DELETE ALL REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC POLLING PLACES AND AUTHORIZE THE CHESTER COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION WITH THE APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE CHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO DETERMINE THE POLLING PLACES.
(R255) H. 4535 -- Reps. Kinon, Jennings and M. Hines: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 591 OF 1992, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DILLON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BORROW A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE USED FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHANGE THE AMOUNT WHICH MAY BE BORROWED, AND PROVIDE THAT SUCH FUNDS MAY BE APPLIED TO RETIRE A LOAN FOR MONEY USED FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FOR DILLON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 3, RATHER THAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 ALONE.
(R256) H. 4587 -- Reps. Jennings, J. Harris and Kinon: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MARLBORO COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF THE MEMBERS, POWERS, AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD; AND REPEAL ACT 280 OF 1957 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE MARLBORO COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
(R257) H. 4609 -- Reps. Koon, Knotts, Gamble, Riser and Wright: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 218 OF 1993, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
At 2:30 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.
The question of a quorum was raised. A quorum was later present.
Rep. TOWNSEND moved that when the House adjourns it adjourn to meet at 9:30 A.M. tomorrow, which was agreed to.
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Section 19, Part IA.
Debate was resumed on Section 19.
Reps. J. HARRIS, SHISSIAS, NEILSON, JASKWHICH and KOON proposed the following Amendment No. 38 (Doc Name P:\amend\cj.3), which was rejected.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, line 30, opposite /Alloc EIA-Arts Curricula/ by increasing the amount in Column 5 by:
/. . . . .1,232,614
. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 178, line 9, opposite /Local School Innovation Funds/ by decreasing the amount in Column 5 by:
. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6
/. . . . .1,182,614
. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 176, line 16, opposite /Governor's School for the Arts/ by decreasing the amount in Column 5 by:
. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6
/. . . . .50,000
. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/
Renumber sections & amend totals /title to conform.
Rep. J. HARRIS explained the amendment.
Rep. SPEARMAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. WELLS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. HARRIS spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. WELLS moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SPEARMAN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Brown, H. Cato Chamblee Cooper Dantzler Easterday Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart
Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young Young-Brickell
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Askins Bailey Breeland Brown, G. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Delleney Gamble Harris, J. Herdklotz Hines, J. Hines, M. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keyserling Kinon Knotts Lloyd McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Richardson Rogers Shissias Spearman Stille Stoddard Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. SPEARMAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Anderson Askins Bailey Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Delleney Gamble Harris, J. Harris, P. Herdklotz Hines, J. Hines, M. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keyserling Kinon Knotts Lee Lloyd McAbee McCraw McElveen McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Richardson Rogers Shissias Spearman Stoddard Tucker Waldrop White Wilder Wilkes Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Brown, H. Cato Chamblee Cooper Dantzler Easterday Felder Fleming Fulmer Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Quinn Rhoad Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon
Wofford Worley Wright Young Young-Brickell
So, the amendment was rejected.
Reps. NEILSON, GOVAN, McELVEEN, G. BROWN, INABINETT, LLOYD, J. HARRIS, J. HINES, BAXLEY, McTEER, TOWNSEND, KOON, CAIN, HASKINS, CAVE, SANDIFER, M. HINES, HARVIN, and J. YOUNG proposed the following Amendment No. 44 (Doc Name P:\amend\cj.1), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 178, line 9, opposite /Local School Innovation Funds/ by decreasing the amount in Column 5 by:
. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6
/. . . . .8,000,000
. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 19, Department of Education, page 168, line 36, opposite /Alloc EIA-Mod. Voc. Equip./ by increasing the amount in Column 5 by:
. . . . .COLUMN 5. . . . .COLUMN 6
/. . . . .8,000,000
. . . . .( ). . . . .( )/
Renumber sections and amend totals/title to conform.
Rep. NEILSON explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Reps. WILKES, McTEER and McELVEEN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.
Rep. ROGERS demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Brown, H. Cato Chamblee Cotty Dantzler Easterday Fleming Fulmer
Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young-Brickell
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Askins Bailey Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Delleney Gamble Harris, J. Harris, P. Harvin Hines, J. Hines, M. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Lee Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Rogers Sandifer Scott Shissias Spearman Stille Stoddard Townsend Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S.
White Wilder Wilkes Williams Young
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anderson Askins Bailey Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Carnell Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cromer Delleney Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harvin Hines, J. Hines, M. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keyserling Kinon Lanford Lee Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McElveen McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Richardson Rogers Sandifer Scott Shissias Spearman Stille Stoddard Townsend Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Brown, H. Cato Cotty Dantzler Easterday
Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Herdklotz Jaskwhich Keegan Kelley Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Seithel Sharpe Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Tripp Trotter Vaughn Walker Wells Whatley Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young-Brickell
So, the amendment was adopted.