South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002
Journal of the Senate

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Monday, August 27, 2001
(Extraordinary Statewide Session)

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The Senate assembled at 11:00 A.M., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the ACTING PRESIDENT, Senator GIESE. (This is a special Statewide Session day established under the provisions of Senate Rule 1B. Members not having scheduled committee or subcommittee meetings may be in their home districts without effect on their session attendance record.)

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

The following was introduced:

S. 784 (Word version) -- Senators Drummond, O'Dell and Verdin: A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND COMMEND ROBBIE ELAINE WATT SMITH OF THE TOWN OF WARE SHOALS FOR HER TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF DEDICATED AND DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE TOWN OF WARE SHOALS CULMINATING IN HER POSITION AS THE CLERK/TREASURER FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS, AND TO WISH HER MANY YEARS OF PRODUCTIVE AND ENJOYABLE RETIREMENT WHICH SHE SO RICHLY DESERVES.
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The Senate Resolution was adopted.

Message from the House

Columbia, S.C., August 27, 2001

Mr. President and Senators:

The House respectfully informs your Honorable Body that it has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference on:
H. 3599 (Word version) -- Reps. Rodgers and Gilham: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO AS TO

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FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF "PEELER TRAPS".
Very respectfully,
Speaker of the House

Received as information.

H. 3599--ENROLLED FOR RATIFICATION

H. 3599 (Word version) -- Reps. Rodgers and Gilham: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF "PEELER TRAPS".

The Report of the Committee of Conference having been adopted by both Houses, ordered that the title be changed to that of an Act, and the Act enrolled for Ratification.

A message was sent to the House accordingly.

Message from the House

Columbia, S.C., August 27, 2001

Mr. President and Senators:

The House respectfully informs your Honorable Body that it concurs in the amendments proposed by the Senate to:
H. 3003 (Word version) -- Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, J. Brown, Harrison, Harrell, Cato, Townsend, Sharpe, Wilder, Altman, Walker, Simrill, Campsen, J. Young, Sandifer, A. Young, Stille, Clyburn and Cotty: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35, SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO DESIGNATE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-25, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 2-1-75, SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE

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SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION, AND TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-65, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SENATE WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO AMEND SECTION 7-19-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF THE DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000; TO JOINTLY DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; AND TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2002 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE STATE'S INHABITANTS.
and has ordered the Bill Enrolled for Ratification.
Very respectfully,
Speaker of the House

Received as information.

Motion to Ratify Adopted

At 12:30 P.M., Senator McCONNELL asked unanimous consent to make a motion to invite the House of Representatives to attend the Senate Chamber for the purpose of ratifying Acts at 2:30 P.M.

There was no objection and a message was sent to the House accordingly.

RATIFICATION OF ACTS

Pursuant to an invitation the Honorable Speaker and House of Representatives appeared in the Senate Chamber on August 27, 2001, at 2:30 P.M. and the following Acts were ratified:

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(R164, S. 769 (Word version)) -- Senators Martin and Alexander: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-450, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VOTING PRECINCTS IN PICKENS COUNTY, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE CERTAIN PRECINCTS AND DESIGNATE A MAP NUMBER ON WHICH LINES OF THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED.
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(R165, H. 3003 (Word version)) -- Reps. Wilkins, W.D. Smith, J. Brown, Harrison, Harrell, Cato, Townsend, Sharpe, Wilder, Altman, Walker, Simrill, Campsen, J. Young, Sandifer, A. Young, Stille, Clyburn and Cotty: AN ACT TO ADOPT THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000 AS THE TRUE AND CORRECT ENUMERATION OF THE STATE'S INHABITANTS; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION; TO DESIGNATE THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE HOUSE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 2-1-25, RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO ADD SECTION 2-1-75 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE ARE ELECTED COMMENCING WITH THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; TO DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE SENATE REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO ADD SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO REAPPORTION AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 2000, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE ELECTED FROM THESE DISTRICTS EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2002 GENERAL ELECTION

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AND THE PRIMARIES THEREFOR; AND TO JOINTLY DESIGNATE THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AS THE OFFICIAL SUBMITTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE REQUIRED SUBMISSION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
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(R166, H. 3599 (Word version)) -- Reps. Rodgers and Gilham: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF "PEELER TRAPS"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, RELATING TO RED DRUM CATCH LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM CATCH LIMIT FROM FIVE TO TWO RED DRUM PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS FROM NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES TO NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR INCHES.
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ADJOURNMENT

At 4:00 P.M., on motion of Senator RYBERG, the Senate adjourned to meet tomorrow at 11:00 A.M., pursuant to the provisions of Rule 1B and S. 583, the Sine Die Resolution.

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