South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006
Journal of the House of Representatives

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Wednesday, December 1, 2004
(Organizational Session)

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 10:00 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rep. HOSEY as follows:

Our thought for today is from Psalm 145:18: "The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth". Let us pray:
Heavenly Father, we thank You for rest and strength. Renew us for service by the renewal of our minds. Make us humble and obedient to You. Keep us all mindful that we are dependent on one another. Cause us to work for the good of all in this State. Bless our Nation and State. Provide our President, our Governor, and all who lead with wisdom and strength. Keep our defenders of freedom in Your protective care. Hear our prayer Oh Lord, Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER.

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

MOTION ADOPTED

Rep. BARFIELD moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Calbreth Hucks of Aynor, which was agreed to.

ROLL CALL

The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:

Agnew                  Allen                  Altman
Anderson               Anthony                Bailey
Bales                  Ballentine             Barfield
Battle                 Bingham                Bowers
Brady                  Branham                Breeland
G. Brown               J. Brown               R. Brown
Cato                   Ceips                  Chalk
Chellis                Clark                  Clemmons
Coates                 Cobb-Hunter            Cooper
Cotty                  Dantzler               Davenport
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Delleney               Duncan                 Edge
Emory                  Frye                   Funderburk
Govan                  Hagood                 Haley
Hamilton               Hardwick               Harrell
Harrison               Harvin                 Hayes
Herbkersman            J. Hines               M. Hines
Hinson                 Hiott                  Hosey
Howard                 Huggins                Jefferson
Jennings               Kirsh                  Leach
Lee                    Limehouse              Littlejohn
Lloyd                  Loftis                 Lucas
Mahaffey               Martin                 McCraw
McGee                  McLeod                 Merrill
Miller                 J. H. Neal             J. M. Neal
Neilson                Norman                 Ott
Owens                  Parks                  Perry
Phillips               Pinson                 E. H. Pitts
M. A. Pitts            Rhoad                  Rice
Rivers                 Rutherford             Sandifer
Scarborough            Scott                  Simrill
Sinclair               Skelton                D. C. Smith
F. N. Smith            G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith
J. E. Smith            J. R. Smith            W. D. Smith
Stewart                Talley                 Taylor
Thompson               Toole                  Townsend
Tripp                  Umphlett               Vaughn
Vick                   Viers                  Walker
Weeks                  White                  Whitmire
Wilkins                Witherspoon            Young

STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, December 1.

Bessie Moody-Lawrence             William Clyburn
Kenneth Kennedy                   Creighton Coleman
David Mack                        Gloria Haskins

Total Present--123

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STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

The SPEAKER announced the following Standing Committee Appointments:

AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES
AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Paul Agnew   Carl Anderson
Joan Brady   Robert L. Brown
Marty W. Coates   Jeffrey D. Duncan
Marion B. Frye   Laurie S. Funderburk
Nelson Hardwick   David R. Hiott
Dwight A. Loftis   Harry L. Ott, Jr.
Michael A. Pitts   Thomas N. Rhoad
McLain R. Toole   C. David Umphlett, Jr.
Ted M. Vick   William D. Witherspoon

EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

Michael A. Anthony   George H. Bailey
Kenneth G. Clark   Jesse E. Hines
Walter P. Lloyd   Becky R. Martin
Vida O. Miller   Bessie Moody-Lawrence
James M. Neal   Joseph H. Neal
Phillip D. Owens   Lewis E. Pinson
Edward H. Pitts, Jr.   B.R. Skelton
Donald C. Smith   Ronald P. Townsend
Robert E. Walker   William R. Whitmire

JUDICIARY

Karl B. Allen   John Graham Altman III
Catherine C. Ceips   Alan D. Clemmons
Creighton B. Coleman   F. Gregory Delleney, Jr.
Benjamin A. Hagood, Jr.   James H. Harrison
Gloria A. Haskins   William G. Herbkersman
Douglas Jennings, Jr.   Walton J. McLeod
James H. Merrill   R. Thayer Rivers, Jr.
J. Todd Rutherford   John L. Scott, Jr.
Phillip K. Sinclair   Fletcher N. Smith, Jr.
G. Murrell Smith, Jr.   James E. Smith, Jr.

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James E. Stewart, Jr.   Scott F. Talley
Thad T. Viers   J. David Weeks
J. Seth Whipper

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Jimmy C. Bales   Kenneth A. Bingham
William K. Bowers   Grady A. Brown
Harry F. Cato   Converse A. Chellis III
Thomas M. Dantzler   Eldridge R. Emory
Glenn L. Hamilton   Chip Huggins
Robert W. Leach, Sr.   Brenda Lee
Robert S. Perry, Jr.   Olin R. Phillips
William E. Sandifer III   Wallace B. Scarborough
Michael D. Thompson   Daniel L. Tripp

MEDICAL, MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

Nathan Ballentine   Lester P. Branham, Jr.
Floyd Breeland   Joe E. Brown
Richard Chalk   Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
Nikki Haley   Jackie E. Hayes
Mack T. Hines   Lonnie Hosey
Leon Howard   Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr.
David J. Mack III   Joseph G. Mahaffey
Ralph W. Norman   J. Anne Parks
Garry R. Smith   W. Brian White

WAYS & MEANS

Liston D. Barfield   James A. Battle, Jr.
William Clyburn   Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Daniel T. Cooper   William F. Cotty
G. Ralph Davenport, Jr.   Tracy R. Edge
Robert W. Harrell, Jr.   C. Alexander Harvin III
Shirley R. Hinson   Kenneth Kennedy
Herb Kirsh   Harry B. Limehouse III
Lanny F. Littlejohn   James H. Lucas
E. DeWitt McCraw   James G. McGee III
Denny W. Neilson   Rex F. Rice
J. Gary Simrill   J. Roland Smith

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J. Adam Taylor   Lewis R. Vaughn
Annette D. Young

RULES

John Graham Altman III   Grady A. Brown
Converse A. Chellis III   Alan D. Clemmons
Marty W. Coates   Jerry N. Govan
Benjamin A. Hagood   William G. Herbkersman
Dwight A. Loftis   Joseph H. Neal
Denny W. Neilson   Robert S. Perry, Jr.
Daniel L. Tripp   Robert E. Walker
W. Brian White

INTERSTATE COOPERATION

Floyd Breeland   Glenn L. Hamilton
Mack T. Hines   Thomas N. Rhoad
Donald C. Smith

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

Marion B. Frye   Gloria A. Haskins
Herb Kirsh   Robert W. Leach
Vida O. Miller

COMMITTEE OFFICERS

AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES
AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

The following officers were elected:

William Witherspoon, Chairman

Marty W. Coates, 1st Vice Chairman

Jeffrey D. Duncan, 2nd Vice Chairman

Robert L. Brown, Secretary

Thomas N. Rhoad, Chairman Emeritus

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EDUCATION AND PUBLIC WORKS

The following officers were elected:

Ronald P. Townsend, Chairman

Robert E. Walker, 1st Vice Chairman

James M. Neal, 2nd Vice Chairman

ETHICS

The following officers were elected:

J. Roland Smith, Chairman

Shirley R. Hinson, Vice Chairman

William E. Sandifer, Secretary

John L. Scott, Jr., Treasurer

INTERSTATE COOPERATION

The following officers were elected:

Mack T. Hines, Chairman

Glenn L. Hamilton, 1st Vice Chairman

Floyd Breeland, 2nd Vice Chairman

Donald C. Smith, Secretary

Thomas N. Rhoad, Treasurer

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

The following officers were elected:

Robert W. Leach, Jr., Chairman

Herb Kirsh, Vice Chairman

JUDICIARY

The following officers were elected:

James H. Harrison, Chairman
James E. Smith, Jr., 1st Vice Chairman
Alan Clemmons, 2nd Vice Chairman

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LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

The following officers were elected:

Harry F. Cato, Chairman
Thomas M. Dantzler, 1st Vice Chairman
Brenda Lee, 2nd Vice Chairman

MEDICAL, MILITARY, PUBLIC AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

The following officers were elected:

Joe E. Brown, Chairman

Leon Howard, 1st Vice Chairman

Lester Branham, Jr., 2nd Vice Chairman

Lonnie Hosey, 3rd Vice Chairman

Nikki Haley, Secretary

OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The following officers were elected:

Lewis R. Vaughn, Chairman

Becky Martin, 1st Vice Chairman

Lanny F. Littlejohn, 2nd Vice Chairman

George Bailey, Secretary/Treasurer

RULES

The following officers were elected:

Converse A. Chellis III, Chairman

Daniel L. Tripp, Vice Chairman

WAYS AND MEANS

The following officers were elected:

Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Chairman

Daniel T. Cooper, 1st Vice Chairman

Rex F. Rice, 2nd Vice Chairman

Annette Young, 3rd Vice Chairman

Herb Kirsh, Secretary/Treasurer

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Rep. LITTLEJOHN moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT

At 10:30 a.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. BARFIELD, adjourned in memory of Calbreth Hucks of Aynor.

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