South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A234, R232, H3335

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Hagood, Merrill, Whipper, Altman, Breeland, R. Brown, Chellis, Harrell, Hinson, Mack, Scarborough, Umphlett, Ceips and Miller
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3098dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 19, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on May 24, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on February 1, 2006
Governor's Action: February 21, 2006, Signed

Summary: Sweet grass basket designated the official handcraft

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-16
   1/19/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-16
    2/1/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ceips
   5/12/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller
   5/12/2005  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        HJ-39
   5/16/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/19/2005  House   Read second time HJ-52
   5/19/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-52
   5/20/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   5/24/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-10
   5/25/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/25/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-59
    2/1/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-47
   2/15/2006          Ratified R 232
   2/21/2006          Signed By Governor
   2/23/2006          Copies available
   2/23/2006          Effective date 02/21/06
   2/27/2006          Act No. 234

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2005
5/12/2005
5/16/2005
5/19/2005
5/24/2005
5/25/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A234, R232, H3335)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-676 SO AS TO DESIGNATE SWEET GRASS BASKET THE OFFICIAL STATE LOWCOUNTRY HANDCRAFT.

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

Sweet grass basket designated official state lowcountry handcraft

SECTION    1.    Article 9, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-676.    The sweet grass basket is the official state lowcountry handcraft."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of February, 2006.

Approved the 21st day of February, 2006.

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