South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3817

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6449cm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3015

Introduced in the House on March 30, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Display of historical documents and objects

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/30/2005  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-33
    4/5/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Rutherford, 
                        Cobb-Hunter, Moody-Lawrence, Scott, Leach, JE Hines, 
                        and White HJ-29
    4/6/2005  House   Read second time HJ-33
    4/6/2005  House   Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-2 HJ-34
    4/7/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
    4/7/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
    4/7/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-13
   4/12/2005  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-20
   4/12/2005  Senate  Committed to Committee on Judiciary SJ-20

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/30/2005
3/30/2005-A

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INTRODUCED

March 30, 2005

H. 3817

Introduced by Judiciary Committee

S. Printed 3/30/05--H.

Read the first time March 30, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-168 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN OBJECT CONTAINING THE WORDS OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE ALONG WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT HAVE FORMED AND INFLUENCED THE UNITED STATES LEGAL OR GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM.

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 10-1-168.    An object containing the words of the Ten Commandments may be displayed on real property owned by the State along with other documents of historical significance that have formed and influenced the United States legal or governmental system. The display of an object containing the words of the Ten Commandments must be in the same manner and appearance generally as other documents and objects displayed and must not be presented or displayed in any fashion that results in calling attention to it apart from the other displayed documents and objects."

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

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