South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A270, R290, H4585

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Simrill, Bowers, Kennedy, Duncan, Bannister, Ceips, Cobb-Hunter, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Ott and Scarborough
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7102ahb06.doc

Introduced in the House on February 2, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 14, 2006
Last Amended on March 29, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on April 6, 2006
Governor's Action: May 1, 2006, Signed

Summary: Boiled peanuts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/2/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-3
    2/2/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-3
    2/8/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-2
    2/9/2006  House   Read second time HJ-12
    2/9/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-13
   2/10/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   2/14/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/14/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-7
   3/23/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable General SJ-7
   3/29/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-21
   3/29/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-21
   3/30/2006  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-7
   3/30/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/5/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 6, 2006 HJ-28
    4/6/2006  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-40
   4/27/2006          Ratified R 290
    5/1/2006          Signed By Governor
    5/4/2006          Copies available
    5/4/2006          Effective date 05/01/06
    5/9/2006          Act No. 270

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/2/2006
2/8/2006
3/23/2006
3/29/2006
3/30/2006

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

(A270, R290, H4585)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-682 SO AS TO DESIGNATE BOILED PEANUTS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE SNACK FOOD AND TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOLS ARE NOT REQUIRED OR ENCOURAGED TO SERVE PEANUTS, ESPECIALLY TO STUDENTS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES.

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

Findings

SECTION 1.    The General Assembly finds that boiled peanuts are a delicious and popular snack food that are found both in stores and roadside stands across the State, and this unique snack food is defined as peanuts that are immersed in boiling water for at least one hour while still in the shell. The General Assembly further finds that this truly Southern delicacy is worthy of designation as the official state snack food.

Boiled peanuts, official state snack food

SECTION 2.    Article 9, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-682.    Boiled peanuts are the official state snack food. Nothing in this section requires or encourages any school district in this State to serve peanuts to students, especially students with food allergies."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of April, 2006.

Approved the 1st day of May, 2006.

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