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Bill 439

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      439
Ratification Number:              262
Act Number:                       226
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010313
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Verne Smith
All Sponsors:                     J. Verne Smith, Leatherman and Wilson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1298cm01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020418
Date of Last Amendment:           20010514
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020501
Subject:                          Flags flown atop State House, to display 
                                  at half-staff on Memorial Day, funeral service 
                                  day of public official; Building


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020514  Act No. A226
------  20020501  Signed by Governor
------  20020425  Ratified R262
House   20020418  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20020417  Read second time
House   20020411  Committee report: Favorable            30 HWM
House   20010516  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20010515  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20010514  Read second time
Senate  20010514  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  20010509  Committee report: Favorable with       06 SF
                  amendment
Senate  20010313  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on May 9, 2001 - Word format
Revised on May 14, 2001 - Word format
Revised on April 11, 2002 - Word format

(A226, R262, S439)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-161 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LOWERING OF FLAGS FLOWN ATOP THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING ON MEMORIAL DAY AND ON THE DAY ON WHICH FUNERAL SERVICES ARE HELD FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND TO DEFINE HALF-STAFF.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Flags to be flown at half-staff on State Capitol Building

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-161. (A) On Memorial Day the flags which are flown atop the State Capitol Building shall be displayed at half-staff until noon, then raised to the top of the staff.

(B) To honor and pay tribute to the following public officials the flags which are flown atop the State Capitol Building shall be lowered to half-staff on the day on which funeral services are conducted for these public officials:

(1) current and past members of the United States Congress from the State of South Carolina;

(2) current constitutional officers of the State of South Carolina;

(3) former governors and lieutenant governors of the State of South Carolina;

(4) current members of the South Carolina General Assembly;

(5) current members of the South Carolina Supreme Court; and

(6) current and former presidents of the United States.

(C) As contained in this section, 'half-staff' means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 25th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 1st day of May, 2002.

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