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The following Bill was read the third time, passed and, having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title be changed to that of an Act, and that it be enrolled for ratification.
S. 879 -- Senators Martin and Alexander: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-450, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE VOTING PRECINCTS FOR PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO CONSOLIDATE THE UNIVERSITY PRECINCT AND THE FORT HILL PRECINCT IN PICKENS COUNTY INTO A SINGLE PRECINCT ENTITLED THE "FORT HILL" PRECINCT.
The following Bills were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate.
H. 4410 -- Reps. Hutson, G. Bailey, Cobb-Hunter, Harrell and Young-Brickell: A BILL 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.
H. 4407 -- Rep. D. Smith: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-47-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND, SO AS TO ADD A MEMBER TO THE BOARD APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM THE STATE AT LARGE TO REPRESENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
The following Bill was taken up, read the second time, and ordered to a third reading:
S. 906 -- Senator Land: A BILL TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN CLARENDON COUNTY SERVING AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD SHALL SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER OF SUCH BOARD.
Rep. JASKWHICH moved to adjourn debate upon the following Joint Resolution until Thursday, January 25, which was adopted.
H. 3512 -- Education and Public Works Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF PARENT-ORIENTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THE PROMULGATION OF PARENT/FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1713, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Rep. JASKWHICH moved to adjourn debate upon the following Joint Resolution until Thursday, January 25, which was adopted.
H. 3968 -- Education and Public Works Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DISAPPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 1765, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4397 -- Reps. Wilkins, Huff, Sharpe, H. Brown, D. Smith, Cato, Townsend, Haskins, J. Brown, Littlejohn, Herdklotz, Hutson, J. Young, Jennings, Simrill, Bailey, Harrell, Allison, Law, Walker, Gamble and Richardson: A BILL ENACTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Rep. DAVENPORT made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3879 -- Rep. Witherspoon: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-3-315, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEPUTY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO AS TO REVISE THEIR AUTHORITY, POWERS, AND REQUIREMENTS.
The Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\amend\DKA\3425HTC.96).
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 50-3-315(A), as contained in SECTION 1, page 1, line 36, by striking /officers/ and inserting / officers, except for designated department employees, /, so that when amended Section 50-3-315(A) reads:
/(A) The director may appoint deputy enforcement officers to who serve at the pleasure of the director without pay and shall establish their territorial jurisdiction. The officers, when acting in their official capacity, may enforce all laws and regulations relating to wildlife, marine, or natural resources within have statewide police power. However, the director may restrict their territorial jurisdiction. The powers and duties of the officers must be established by regulations of the department. Deputy enforcement officers serve at the pleasure of the director. No person may be appointed as an officer who holds another public office. The Secretary of State shall transmit to the director the commissions of all officers. The director shall transmit each commission to the office of the clerk of court for the county in which the officer resides only after he files the oaths and officers, except for designated department employees, shall obtain the bonds required by Section 50-3-330./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. WITHERSPOON explained the amendment.
Rep. ROBINSON made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3339 -- Rep. Koon: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-1538 SO AS TO REQUIRE DRIVERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH AN EMERGENCY SCENE TO USE CAUTION AND DRIVE AT A REASONABLE SPEED, PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND PROVIDE EMERGENCY WORKERS CONTROL OVER THE EMERGENCY SCENE.
The Judiciary Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\AMEND\DKA\3427CM.96), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting SECTION 1, and inserting:
/SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-1538. (A) An emergency scene is a location designated by the potential need to provide emergency medical care and is identified by emergency vehicles with flashing red lights, rescue equipment, or emergency personnel on the scene.
(B) An emergency scene is a special hazard.
(C) An emergency scene is under the authority of the first arriving emergency personnel, which includes emergency medical services personnel, until the arrival of the fire or law enforcement officials having jurisdiction. All motor vehicles passing through an emergency scene and pedestrians observing an emergency scene must obey and not interfere with the duties of emergency personnel. Motor vehicles and bystanders may not block access to or exit from an emergency scene.
(D) The management authority of emergency medical services is limited to managing patient care and preventing further injury to the patients and on scene personnel. This authority may be delegated by emergency personnel to provide an adequate level of safety.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. JENNINGS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. G. BAILEY, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 3339 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 3532 -- Reps. Wright, H. Brown, Cato, Cooper, Fulmer, Harvin, Harwell, Keegan, Knotts, Koon, Wilkins and A. Young: A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 52, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AMUSEMENTS, GAMES, AND ATHLETIC CONTESTS BY ADDING CHAPTER 19 SO AS TO ESTABLISH IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR INJURIES OR DEATH TO A PERSON ENGAGED IN A ROLLER SKATING ACTIVITY CAUSED BY AN INHERENT RISK OF ROLLER SKATING.
Rep. COTTY made the Point of Order that the Bill was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Bill have not been upon the desks of the members for one day.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
The following Bill was taken up.
H. 4351 -- Reps. Walker, Byrd, D. Smith, Allison, Baxley, J. Brown, Cain, Chamblee, Cobb-Hunter, Cooper, Cromer, Davenport, Gamble, Harrell, J. Harris, Harvin, Haskins, Herdklotz, Huff, Jaskwhich, Kelley, Kinon, Lanford, Littlejohn, McMahand, Meacham, Phillips, Robinson, R. Smith, Stille, Townsend, Vaughn, Wells, Wilder, Wilkes, Wilkins,
The Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee proposed the following Amendment No. 1 (Doc Name P:\AMEND\PFM\7776AC.96), which was adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, Section 12-6-5065(A), page 1, line 38, by striking /taxpayer and each corporation/ and inserting /individual taxpayer/; and Section 12-6-5065(B), page 2, line 5, by inserting /individual/ before `income', so that when amended the subsections read:
/(A) Each individual taxpayer required to file a state income tax return who desires to contribute to the Gift of Life Trust Fund of South Carolina as created by Section 44-43-1310 may designate the contribution on the appropriate state income tax form. The contribution may not increase or decrease the income tax liability of the taxpayer and may be made by reducing the income tax refund of a taxpayer by the amount designated or by accepting additional payment from the taxpayer by the amount designated, whichever is appropriate.
(B) All South Carolina individual income tax return forms must contain a designation for a contribution to the Gift of Life Trust Fund of South Carolina. The instructions accompanying income tax forms must contain a description of the purpose for which the Gift of Life Trust Fund was established and the use of monies from the income tax contribution./
Amend title to conform.
The amendment was then adopted.
The Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
On motion of Rep. WALKER, with unanimous consent, it was ordered that H. 4351 be read the third time tomorrow.
The following Joint Resolution was taken up.
H. 4425 -- Ways and Means Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM FISCAL YEAR 1994-95 SURPLUS GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
Rep. H. BROWN raised the Point of Order that the Joint Resolution was improperly before the House for consideration since printed copies of the Joint Resolution have not been upon the desks of the members for three legislative days.
The SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order.
On motion of Rep. TOWNSEND, with unanimous consent, the following Concurrent Resolution was recalled from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions and was referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works.
H. 4419 -- Rep. Anderson: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO NAME SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 81 FROM THE CITY LIMIT OF GREENVILLE TO THE POINT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CITY LIMIT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY IN HONOR OF BISHOP WILLIAM EDWARD FULLER, SR.
On motion of Rep. TOWNSEND, with unanimous consent, the following Concurrent Resolution was recalled from the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions and was referred to the Committee on Education and Public Works.
H. 4423 -- Rep. Rice: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ERECT A MARKER AT THE INTERSECTION OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 25 AND SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 124 IN GREENVILLE COUNTY HONORING MR. RICKY DALE PERRY.
On motion of Rep. SHARPE, with unanimous consent, the following Bill was recalled from the Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.
H. 4352 -- Reps. Robinson, D. Smith and Law: A BILL TO REPEAL TITLE 44, CHAPTER 56, ARTICLE 4, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE DRYCLEANING FACILITY RESTORATION FUND, REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL FEES AND SURCHARGES ASSESSED AGAINST DRYCLEANING FACILITIES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DRYCLEANING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
The Senate amendments to the following Joint Resolution were taken up for consideration.
H. 4043 -- Reps. Simrill and Elliott: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF ACT 463 OF 1994, RELATING TO HOME AND COMMERCIAL INSPECTORS.
Rep. KIRSH moved to table the Joint Resolution, which was agreed to.
The following Joint Resolution was taken up.
H. 3772 -- Reps. Scott, Williams, Cave, Kennedy, Beatty, Lloyd, Spearman, White, Cobb-Hunter, Jennings, Knotts, Clyburn, Keegan, Hallman, Inabinett, Mason, Whatley, Fulmer, Breeland, Keyserling, Wofford, Kelley, Stoddard, Allison, Seithel and Wilkes: A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO A LOTTERY, SO AS TO ALLOW LOTTERIES TO BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.
Rep. SCOTT moved to adjourn debate upon the Joint Resolution until Wednesday, January 24.
Rep. TRIPP moved to continue the Joint Resolution.
Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Anderson Baxley Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Cain Canty Carnell Cato Cooper Davenport Easterday Elliott Harris, J. Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Hines, M. Hodges Jaskwhich Kirsh Koon Limbaugh Littlejohn Marchbanks McCraw McKay McMahand McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Simrill Townsend Tripp Trotter Vaughn
Walker Wells Whipper, L. Wilder Wilkins Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Askins Bailey Breeland Brown, J. Byrd Cave Chamblee Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cotty Cromer Dantzler Delleney Fleming Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harrison Hines, J. Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Knotts Lanford Law Lee Limehouse Lloyd Martin Mason McAbee Quinn Richardson Rogers Scott Seithel Shissias Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stoddard Stuart Thomas Whipper, S. White Wilkes Williams Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young-Brickell
So, the House refused to continue the Joint Resolution.
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