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| Rep. SIMRILL asked unanimous consent to recall S. 604 from the Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry.
Rep. CATO objected.
Rep. McELVEEN asked unanimous consent to recall S. 1037 from the Committee on Judiciary.
Rep. FLEMING objected.
Rep. D. SMITH asked unanimous consent to recall S. 265 from the Committee on Judiciary.
Rep. SCOTT objected.
Rep. SHARPE asked unanimous consent to recall S. 760 from the Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs.
Rep. SCOTT objected.
Rep. WELLS asked unanimous consent to recall H. 4593 from the Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry.
Rep. SCOTT objected.
The veto on the following Act was taken up.
(R382) H. 4159 -- Ways and Means Committee: AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 21, TITLE 12, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 24 ENACTING THE BINGO TAX ACT OF 1996 SO AS TO REGULATE THE GAME OF BINGO AND PROVIDE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TAXABLE INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE INCOME TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEDUCTION OF BINGO PRIZES AND WINNINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL CURRENT BINGO LICENSES EXPIRE AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 1997, TO SAVE PROCEEDINGS UNDERWAY ON OCTOBER 1, 1997, AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR DISPOSITION UNDER FORMER LAW; TO
Rep. KIRSH moved to adjourn debate upon the veto until Thursday, May 23, which was adopted.
ACTING SPEAKER CATO granted Rep. LIMEHOUSE a leave of absence for the remainder of the day.
The COMMITTEE OF FREE CONFERENCE, to whom was referred:
S. 846 -- Senator Giese: A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY
ADDING ARTICLE 72 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
OLYMPIC LICENSE PLATES.
Beg leave to report that they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend:
That the same do pass with the following amendments:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking the bill in its entirety an inserting therein the following:
TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, TITLE 56, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, BY ADDING ARTICLE 72 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OLYMPIC LICENSE PLATES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 56-3-7700. (A) The department may issue special motor vehicle license plates commemorating the Special Olympics which may have imprinted on the plates an emblem, seal, or other symbol approved
(B) The fees collected pursuant to this section, after the costs to produce and administer the distribution of this special license plate have been satisfied, must be distributed to the South Carolina Special Olympics."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Amend title to conform.
/s/Warren K. Giese .......... /s/Marion P. Carnell
/s/Glenn G. Reese .......... /s/Harry M. Hallman, Jr.
/s/Michael L. Fair .......... /s/Juanita M. White
On Part of the Senate. .......... On Part of the House.
The Free Conference Report was adopted and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.
Debate was resumed on the Senate amendments to the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Senate amendments.
H. 3915 -- Education and Public Works Committee: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE MEMBERS ARE SELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 59-103-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSFERABILITY OF UNDERGRADUATE COURSES BETWEEN TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, COORDINATE WITH THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN SECONDARY EDUCATION COURSES, AND REVIEW UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION STANDARDS FOR IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-103-60,
Rep. DAVENPORT proposed the following Amendment No. 1A (Doc Name P:\amend\JIC\6007AC.96), which was adopted.
Amend the committee report, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/SECTION . Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, no portion of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, except for Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 44, or any portion of any act authorizing, creating, or establishing any entity for the purpose of rendering health care services or providing hospital facilities is intended to confer immunity from challenge under the federal or state antitrust laws. The phrase "federal or state antitrust laws" shall be defined as provided in Section 44-7-510(8) of the 1976 Code./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. DAVENPORT explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 6, by striking SECTION 9 and inserting:
/SECTION 9. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Paragraph 72.25, Part IB of the annual general appropriations act for fiscal year 1996-97 or any other provisions of that act, state officers and employees must get no special treatment with respect to copayments and deductibles otherwise required to be paid under the state health insurance plan for hospital services at MUSC Hospital or its successor in interest./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CROMER explained the amendment.
Rep. FELDER spoke against the amendment and 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:
Askins Boan Cain Felder Fleming Fulmer Riser Tucker Waldrop Wilder Witherspoon Young-Brickell
Those who voted in the negative are:
Anderson Baxley Breeland Brown, G. Brown, T. Canty Cato Cave Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harvin Herdklotz Hines, J. Hines, M. Hodges Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Keyserling Kinon Kirsh
Knotts Koon Lanford Lee Limbaugh Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McCraw McKay McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Rice Richardson Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Stuart Townsend Tripp Trotter Walker Whatley White Wilkins Wofford Wright Young
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
I came into the Chamber late and inadvertently voted wrong on Amendment #2A of H. 3915. I support the amendment.
Rep. RONALD N. FLEMING
Rep. FELDER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. KLAUBER raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 2A was out of order as it was not germane in that it dealt with the Appropriations Bill and not the proposed lease agreement between MUSC and Columbia HCA.
Rep. CROMER stated that it specifically dealt with a topic put in by the Senate, which was no extension of the copayment benefits for legislators and senators and it was germane.
Rep. KLAUBER continued to argue that it was not germane to the lease agreement.
ACTING SPEAKER CATO stated that it tied into Section 9 as it came over from the Senate and he overruled the Point of Order.
Rep. ROBINSON spoke upon the amendment.
Rep. CROMER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. QUINN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. CROMER raised the Point of Order that one hour had not elapsed since a similar motion was made, which point was sustained by the Chair.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. FELDER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Cromer Jaskwhich Kirsh Meacham Simrill Stuart Tripp
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Anderson Askins Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, H. Brown, T. Cain Canty Carnell Cato Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cooper Cotty Dantzler Davenport Delleney Easterday Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harvin Herdklotz Hines, J. Hines, M. Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Klauber Knotts Koon Lanford Law Lee Limbaugh Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson
Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Rogers Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Shissias Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Townsend Trotter Tucker Vaughn Waldrop Walker Whatley Whipper, L. White Wilder Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Wright Young Young-Brickell
So, the amendment was rejected.
Reps. QUINN, LOFTIS, SANDIFER, SEITHEL, TRIPP, KIRSH, RICE, LITTLEJOHN, DAVENPORT, SHISSIAS and HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 6A (Doc Name P:\amend\GJK\22909AC.96), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, in Section 44-7-3110(7), page 3, by deleting lines 36 through 39 and inserting:
/lease or sale must be returned to the general fund of the State./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and title to conform.
Rep. QUINN explained the amendment.
Rep. KLAUBER spoke against the amendment.
Rep. QUINN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. KLAUBER moved to table the amendment.
Rep. QUINN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Anderson Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, H. Cain Carnell Cato Clyburn Cooper Cotty
Dantzler Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Harrell Harvin Hines, J. Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Kinon Klauber Koon Law Limbaugh McAbee McKay McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Riser Robinson Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Spearman Stoddard Stuart Trotter Tucker Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Young Young-Brickell
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Brown, J. Brown, T. Canty Cobb-Hunter Cromer Davenport Delleney Easterday Govan Hallman Harris, J. Herdklotz Hines, M. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Keyserling Kirsh Knotts Lanford Lee Littlejohn Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McCraw McElveen Meacham Neal Neilson Phillips Quinn Rhoad Rice Rogers Sandifer Seithel Shissias Simrill Stille Townsend Tripp Vaughn Waldrop Walker White Wright
So, the amendment was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page on page 8, Section 1, Paragraph (B) (9), Line 41, add the following:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, each regional medical center which is the provider of a "Sole Provider Service" as hereinafter defined shall make each Sole Provider Service available on equal prices and terms to all persons. The price and terms for each Sole Provider Service shall be determined at the sole discretion of the regional medical center and discounts required by law in connection with Medicare, Medicaid, Champus or any other state or federal program shall not be required to be made available to those not other entitled to such discounts. For purposes of this section, a "Sole Provider Service" shall mean a specific program, facility or service for:
(i) the highest level neonatal intensive care unit accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),
(ii) a specific-purpose burn unit accredited by JCAHO,
(iii) the highest level pediatric intensive care unit accredited by JCAHO,
(iv) specialized pediatric tertiary and quartinary services,
(v) organ, bone marrow and other transplant services,
(vi) the highest level trauma center accredited by JCAHO those services provided by a medical center or,
(vii) open-heart surgery which specific program, facility or service is only provided by one regional medical center in the county in which the regional medical center is located.
For purposes of this section, a "regional medical center" shall mean a general acute care hospital, other than a hospital owned by the federal government, which is located in a county in which there is at least one other general acute care hospital and the term shall include affiliates of such hospital under common control."
Rep. LANFORD explained the amendment.
Rep. FELDER raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 7A was out of order as it was not germane.
Rep. LANFORD argued contra the Point in stating that his amendment related to points in the contract which was a part of the merger.
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