South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A258, R331, H4713

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. White
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20535sd08.doc

Introduced in the House on February 19, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2008
Last Amended on May 13, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2008
Governor's Action: June 4, 2008, Signed

Summary: Veterans' cemetery

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/19/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   2/19/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-5
    4/3/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, 
                        Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-5
    4/9/2008  House   Amended HJ-32
    4/9/2008  House   Read second time HJ-33
   4/10/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-29
   4/10/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   4/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-6
    5/1/2008  Senate  Polled out of committee General SJ-23
    5/1/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Interstate Cooperation SJ-23
   5/13/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-38
   5/21/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-82
   5/27/2008  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-11
   5/29/2008  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-28
   5/29/2008          Ratified R 331
    6/4/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/10/2008          Copies available
   6/10/2008          Effective date 06/04/08
   6/13/2008          Act No. 258

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/19/2008
4/3/2008
4/9/2008
5/1/2008
5/13/2008

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

(A258, R331, H4713)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE VETERANS' CEMETERIES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO RECEIVE A PLOT IN A STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY, SO AS TO REDUCE FROM TWENTY YEARS TO FIVE YEARS THE TIME A VETERAN MUST HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE IN ORDER TO MEET ONE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR OTHER QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTION AS TO WHEN THE VETERAN WAS REQUIRED TO BE A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE.

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

Qualification requirements revised

SECTION    1.    Section 25-11-80(F) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(F)(1)    To qualify for a plot in a state veterans' cemetery, the applicant must be a veteran or a member of the immediate family of a veteran who meets the requirements of this subsection.

(2)    The veteran must have an honorable discharge from the Armed Forces.

(3)    The veteran must have been a resident of the State:

(a)    when the veteran entered the Armed Forces;

(b)    when the veteran or eligible family member died; or

(c)    for five years, unless for a reason that the division finds compelling, the division waives the time period."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Approved the 4th day of June, 2008.

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