Current Status Bill Number:281 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970130 Primary Sponsor:Ford All Sponsors:Ford, Glover, Short, McConnell, Courtney, Waldrep, Rose, Wilson, Matthews, Patterson, Washington, Anderson, Mescher, Williams, Moore, Setzler, Cork, Elliott, Land, Hutto, Russell, Ravenel, Gregory, Leventis, Alexander, Saleeby, Drummond, McGill, Hayes, Holland, Leatherman, Thomas, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Reese, Rankin, Martin, Giese, Bryan, Lander and Passailaigue Drafted Document Number:res1259.rf Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Date of Last Amendment:19970429 Subject:Monuments or memorials, removal of; legislature to approve; Buildings, State House, Property, state-owned
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970529 Recommitted to Committee 25 HJ House 19970527 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19970501 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19970430 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19970429 Read second time, ordered to third reading with notice of general amendments Senate 19970429 Committee amendment adopted Senate 19970424 Polled out of Committee: 11 SJ Favorable with amendment Senate 19970130 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMITTEE REPORT
May 27, 1997
S. 281
Introduced by Senators Ford, Glover, Short, McConnell, Courtney, Waldrep, Rose, Wilson, Matthews, Patterson, Washington, Anderson, Mescher, Williams, Moore, Setzler, Cork, Elliott, Land, Hutto, Russell, Ravenel, Gregory, Leventis, Alexander, Saleeby, Drummond, McGill, Hayes, Holland, Leatherman, Thomas, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Reese, Rankin, Martin, Giese, Bryan, Lander and Passailaigue
S. Printed 5/27/97--H.
Read the first time May 1, 1997.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 281), to amend Chapter 1, Title 10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to public buildings and property, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OR RENAMING OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 10-1-210. No monument, marker, painting, sculpture, memorial, street, highway, bridge, or park located on public property of the State or its political subdivisions which honors the memory of the Confederacy or individuals who served in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Marine Corps or the Women of the Confederacy or the memory of the civil rights struggle or individuals who participated in the civil rights struggle may be removed or renamed without two-thirds vote of each branch of the General Assembly, or the political subdivision, as appropriate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.