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A249, R302, S903

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen, McConnell and McGill
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\012comm.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the House on February 7, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2008
Became law without Governor's signature, June 5, 2008

Summary: Commission on Women

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/12/2007  Senate  Prefiled
  12/12/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-57
    1/8/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-57
   1/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams, Massey
   1/30/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-12
   1/31/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-23
    2/5/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-28
    2/6/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
    2/7/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-20
    2/7/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-20
   5/21/2008  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-74
   5/28/2008  House   Read second time HJ-25
   5/29/2008  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-15
   5/29/2008          Ratified R 302
    6/5/2008          Became law without Governor's signature
   6/10/2008          Copies available
   6/10/2008          Effective date 06/05/08
   6/13/2008          Act No. 249

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/12/2007
1/30/2008
1/31/2008
5/21/2008

(A249, R302, S903)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-15-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION ON WOMEN, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERS FROM SEVEN TO FIFTEEN AND TO PROVIDE THAT ONE MEMBER MUST BE APPOINTED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND THE REMAINING MEMBERS FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.

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

Commission on Women; appointment of members

SECTION    1.    Section 1-15-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-15-10.    There is hereby created a Commission on Women to be composed of fifteen members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate from among persons with a competency in the area of public affairs and women's activities. One member must be appointed from each congressional district and the remaining members from the State at large. The commission shall be under and a part of the Office of the Governor. Members of the commission shall serve for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except of those members first appointed after the expansion of the commission to fifteen members, two members shall serve a term of one year, two members shall serve a term of two years, two members shall serve a term of three years, and two members shall serve a term of four years. Members appointed prior to and after the expansion of the commission to fifteen members shall be designated by the Governor as being appointed to serve either from a particular congressional district or at large. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/5/08.

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