South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4490

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Thompson, Merrill, Stavrinakis, Simrill, Duncan, Skelton, Hagood and Owens
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3436dw08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 16, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Rules

Summary: Appropriation bill

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2008  House   Introduced HJ-9
   1/16/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Rules HJ-10

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1/16/2008

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO AMEND RULE 5.3, RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO THE GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, SO AS TO DECREASE FROM FIVE MILLION TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THE AMOUNT IN A BUDGET AMENDMENT APPROPRIATING FUNDS WHICH REQUIRES A REDUCTION OF A CORRESPONDING AMOUNT OR A REVENUE INCREASE TO OFFSET THE INCREASE IN THE AMENDMENT.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That Rule 5.3B of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:

"B.    Germaneness and Amendments: The General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills may include both temporary and permanent provisions of law. The substantial effect of all temporary provisions of law and amendments thereto must be directly germane to the appropriation of funds, affecting revenue, or be rules, regulations, directives, or procedures relative to the appropriation of funds or affecting revenue for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. The substantial effect of all permanent provisions of law and amendments thereto must be directly related to and expressly germane to the purpose of an appropriation being made or revenue provided therein for the fiscal year referred to in the bill. An amendment which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of five million hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year stated within the bill shall include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation reduction(s) and/or revenue increase(s) within the same section that shall fully fund the amendment's proposed appropriation(s) or have attached to it in writing an explanation of the specific appropriation reduction(s) and/or revenue increase(s) from the different section(s) that shall fully fund the amendment's proposed appropriation(s). The provisions of this paragraph shall be narrowly and strictly construed with regard to all provisions of and amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills."

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