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The House assembled at 10:00 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rev. Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr. as follows:

Our thought for today is from Psalm 19:7: "The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul."
Let us pray. Be with us, God of creation, Lord of our lives. Enable us to use the talent You have provided. Thank you for every opportunity You allow. May we, this day be instruments of Your caring, as we serve You and the State. Bless our Nation, our President, our State and her leaders. Hold our defenders of freedom in Your safe care. In Your Holy name we pray. Amen.

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

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

H. 3380 (Word version) -- Reps. Wilkins, W. D. Smith, J. Brown, Cato, Chellis, Harrell, Harrison, Townsend, Witherspoon, Bailey, Ballentine, Bingham, Brady, Ceips, Clemmons, Coates, Hagood, Haskins, Leach, Limehouse, Loftis, Mahaffey, E. H. Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, Skelton, D. C. Smith, G. R. Smith, Taylor, Toole, Tripp, Umphlett, Vaughn, Whitmire, Delleney, Littlejohn, McLeod, J. E. Smith, Viers and Govan: A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENCING AT VARYING TIMES IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS AND ODD-NUMBERED YEARS AND FOR AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION FOR THE SENATE IN CERTAIN YEARS, DELETE CERTAIN OBSOLETE LANGUAGE, PROVIDE FOR ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN MEETINGS FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEE OF LEGISLATION, AND PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

H. 3378 (Word version) -- Reps. Wilkins, W. D. Smith, J. Brown, Cato, Chellis, Harrell, Harrison, Townsend, Witherspoon, Bailey, Ballentine, Bingham, Brady, Ceips, Clemmons, Coates, Hagood, Haskins, Herbkersman, Leach, Limehouse, Loftis, Mahaffey, E. H. Pitts, Rice, Sandifer, Skelton, D. C. Smith, G. R. Smith, Taylor, Toole, Tripp, Umphlett, Vaughn, Whitmire, Viers, McLeod, J. E. Smith, Delleney and Littlejohn: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR THE MANDATORY ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM THE FIRST THURSDAY IN JUNE TO THE SECOND THURSDAY IN MAY, AND PROVIDE THAT IN ANY YEAR THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FAILS TO GIVE THIRD READING TO THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY MARCH FIFTEENTH, RATHER THAN MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, THE DATE OF ADJOURNMENT IS EXTENDED BY ONE STATEWIDE DAY FOR EACH STATEWIDE DAY AFTER MARCH FIFTEENTH, RATHER THAN MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, THAT THE HOUSE FAILS TO GIVE THE BILL THIRD READING.

At 10:10 a.m. the House in accordance with the ruling of the SPEAKER adjourned to meet at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 1.

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