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The House assembled at 10:00 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer as follows:

Our Father God, we thank You for these moments of prayer when the veil is lifted and the barriers lowered as we draw near to our God. May the time of prayer and the time of work be interwoven into one masterpiece. Help us to do both as a part of Your plan and to Your honor. Amid all the pace of things temporal may we always be inspired by things invisible and eternal. When we cannot see the distant scene, help us to take one step at a time and trust our God to the rest. Inspire us to build on "the eternal Rock of ages." Amen.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.

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. 150 (Word version) -- Senators McGill and Ravenel: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 515 OF 1996, RELATING TO DEVOLUTION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN OFFICES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS FROM THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION REPRESENTING GEORGETOWN COUNTY TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, SO AS TO RESTORE THE DEVOLVED APPOINTMENT POWER TO THE DELEGATION FOR THE GEORGETOWN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

The following Bills were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate:

H. 3109 (Word version) -- Reps. J. Brown and Clyburn: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 40-15-105, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DENTAL

H. 3052 (Word version) -- Reps. W. D. Smith, Harrison, Whatley and Cotty: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCING AND PUBLICIZING JUDICIAL VACANCIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION, IN TIMELY FASHION, MUST SEND A NEWS RELEASE TO EACH NEWSPAPER OF DAILY CIRCULATION IN THE STATE THAT CONTAINS THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES, THE DATE, PLACE, AND TIME OF JUDICIAL SCREENING HEARINGS, AND ALSO CONTAINS A STATEMENT ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC INPUT IN THE SCREENING PROCESS, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO REQUEST OF EACH NEWSPAPER THAT THE NEWS RELEASE BE PUBLISHED ON AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF ONE NEWSPAPER PAGE, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO SEND THE NEWS RELEASE TO APPLICABLE BAR ORGANIZATIONS.

H. 3107 (Word version) -- Reps. Huggins, W. D. Smith, Knotts and Bingham: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATES, TO PROVIDE THAT MAGISTRATES HAVE CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF INTERPLEADER ACTIONS FILED OVER CLAIMS OF DISPUTED REAL ESTATE EARNEST MONEY; AND TO ADD SECTION 22-3-15 PROVIDING, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RULE OF COURT OR PROVISION OF LAW, THAT INTERPLEADER ACTIONS ARISING FROM REAL ESTATE EARNEST MONEY DISPUTES WHICH DO NOT EXCEED THE JURISDICTIONAL LIMIT OF MAGISTRATES COURT MAY BE FILED IN THAT COURT, TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM AND WORDING OF THE INTERPLEADER PLEADING TO BE USED IN REAL ESTATE EARNEST MONEY DISPUTES IN MAGISTRATES COURT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FAILURE OF A COMPETING CLAIMANT TO RECOVER IN AN INTERPLEADER ACTION MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED A JUDGMENT AGAINST

H. 3027 (Word version) -- Reps. Townsend, Kirsh, W. D. Smith, Harrison, Altman, Meacham-Richardson, Stille, Clyburn, Walker and Robinson: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-23-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW OF REGULATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REGULATION NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF BEING SUBMITTED FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEW MUST BE REFILED BY THE PROMULGATING AGENCY AS A NEW REGULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT.

At 10:30 a.m. the House in accordance with the ruling of the SPEAKER adjourned to meet at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, January 30.

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