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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 Proverbs 29:2: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan."
Let us pray. O Lord, make Your presence known to these Your people, that what they do here may be to Your honor and glory. Guide them by Your mighty hand to accomplish great things for this State and her people. Bless our Nation, President, State, Governor, Speaker, and all staff and leaders. Keep safe our defenders of freedom as they protect us. Hear our prayer, O 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.

Rep. PERRY moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Thomas Everett Johnson of Aiken, which was agreed to.

The House stood in silent prayer for House employee, Rosalind Harriot, and her family in the death of her husband, James Harriot, Jr.

The SPEAKER announced the following Standing Committee Appointments:

Paul Agnew   Joan Brady
Robert L. Brown   Jeffrey D. Duncan
Marion B. Frye   Laurie S. Funderburk
Nelson Hardwick   David R. Hiott
Kenneth F. Hodges   Patsy Knight
Dwight A. Loftis   Phillip R. Lowe
Harold Mitchell   Michael A. Pitts
McLain R. Toole   David Umphlett, Jr.
Ted M. Vick   William D. Witherspoon

Michael A. Anthony   Nathan Ballentine
Eric M. Bedingfield   Lester P. Branham, Jr.
Michael W. Gambrell   Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
Carl L. Gullick   Vida O. Miller
Bessie Moody-Lawrence   J. Michael Mulvaney
James M. Neal   Lewis E. Pinson
Edward H. Pitts, Jr.   B. R. Skelton
Donald C. Smith   Leon E. Stavrinakis
Robert E. Walker   William R. Whitmire

Karl B. Allen   Bruce Bannister
Catherine C. Ceips   Alan D. Clemmons
Creighton B. Coleman   Kristopher Crawford
F. Gregory Delleney, Jr.   Benjamin A. Hagood, Jr.
James H. Harrison   Gloria A. Haskins
William G. Herbkersman   Douglas Jennings, Jr.
R. Keith Kelly   Walton J. McLeod
J. Todd Rutherford   John L. Scott, Jr.
Fletcher N. Smith, Jr.   G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
James E. Smith, Jr.   Garry R. Smith

Carl Anderson   Jimmy C. Bales
William K. Bowers   Grady A. Brown
Harry F. Cato   Converse A. Chellis III
Thomas M. Dantzler   Nikki Haley
Glenn L. Hamilton   Chip Huggins
Robert W. Leach, Sr.   David J. Mack III
Phillip Owens   Robert S. Perry, Jr.
Olin R. Phillips   William E. Sandifer III
Wallace B. Scarborough   Michael D. Thompson

Terry Alexander   Don C. Bowen
Curtis Brantley   Floyd Breeland
Richard Chalk   Christopher R. Hart
Cathy B. Harvin   Jackie E. Hayes
Lonnie Hosey   Leon Howard
Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr.   Joseph G. Mahaffey
Dennis C. Moss   J. Anne Parks
Bakari T. Sellers   Phillip Shoopman
Lawrence Kit Spires   Robert O. Williams

Liston D. Barfield   James A. Battle, Jr.
Kenny Bingham   William Clyburn
Gilda Cobb-Hunter   Daniel T. Cooper
William F. Cotty   G. Ralph Davenport, Jr.
Tracy R. Edge   Shirley R. Hinson
Kenneth Kennedy   Herb Kirsh
Harry B. Limehouse III   Lanny F. Littlejohn
James H. Lucas   James H. Merrill
Joseph Neal   Denny W. Neilson
Harry L. Ott, Jr.   Rex F. Rice

Mike Anthony   Joan Brady
Grady A. Brown   Converse A. Chellis III
Alan D. Clemmons   Jerry N. Govan
Benjamin A. Hagood   William G. Herbkersman
Dwight A. Loftis   Joseph H. Neal
Denny W. Neilson   Robert S. Perry, Jr.
Gene Pinson   David Umphlett
W. Brian White

Floyd Breeland   Glenn L. Hamilton
J. Michael Mulvaney   Donald C. Smith
Ted Vick

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

The following was received:

December 6, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee met December 6, 2006, and elected the following officers:

Sincerely,
Van Hegler
Director of Research

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

The Education and Public Works Committee elected the following officers on Wednesday, December 6, 2006:

The Honorable Robert E. (Bob) Walker, Chairman
The Honorable James M. (Jimmy) Neal, First Vice Chairman
The Honorable Donald C. Smith, Second Vice Chairman

Donna Glenn Tinsley
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

The House Legislative Ethics Committee met on Tuesday, December 5, 2006, and elected the following officers:

Chairman - J. Roland Smith
Vice Chairman - Shirley R. Hinson
Secretary - William E. Sandifer
Treasurer - John L. Scott, Jr.

Sincerely,
Ruth D. Muldrow
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 6, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

Robert W. Leach, Sr., was elected Chairman and Herb Kirsh was elected Vice Chairman of the SC House of Representatives Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee today.

Sincerely,
Julia Keenan

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Reid:

The officers for the House Judiciary Committee for the 2007-2008 Legislative Session are as follows:

Chairman - Honorable James H. Harrison
First Vice Chairman - Honorable Walton J. McLeod
Second Vice Chairman - Honorable William G. Herbkersman

Sincerely,
Heather Smith
Administrative Assistant

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee met and elected the following officers:

Rep. Harry Cato - Chairman
Rep. Thomas Dantzler - First Vice Chairman
Rep. Michael Thompson - Second Vice Chairman

Sincerely,
Robyn Rogers
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

The following officers have been elected to the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee for the 2007-2008 legislative Session:

Chairman Leon Howard
1st Vice Chairman Anne Parks
2nd Vice Chairman Richard Chalk
3rd Vice Chairman Dennis Moss
Secretary Cathy Harvin

Sincerely,
Barbara Coleman
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 5, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

The following officers were elected during the Organizational Meeting of the House Operations and Management Committee:

Chairman - Lanny F. Littlejohn
First Vice Chairman - Rex Rice

Sincerely,
Sophia F. Derrick
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 6, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Rules Committee met on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, and elected the following officers:

Converse A. Chellis III - Chairman
W. Brian White - Vice Chairman

Sincerely,
Ruth D. Muldrow
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 6, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

The Ways and Means Committee met this morning for the purpose of electing officers. The following officers were elected to the executive positions of the committee:

Chairman - Daniel T. Cooper
First Vice Chairman - Annette Young
Second Vice Chairman - Rex F. Rice
Third Vice Chairman - Lanny F. Littlejohn
Secretary/Treasurer - Herb Kirsh

Sincerely,
Virginia Wetzel
Executive Secretary

Received as information.

The following was received:

December 6, 2006
The Honorable Charles F. Reid
Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

At a meeting of the Interstate Cooperation Committee on Wednesday, December 6, 2006, the following officers were elected:

Chairman - Rep. Glenn L. Hamilton
1st Vice Chairman - Rep. Floyd Breeland
2nd Vice Chairman - Rep. Donald C. Smith
Secretary - Rep. Ted Vick
Treasurer - Rep. Mick Mulvaney

Please let me know if further information is needed.

Received as information.

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

Agnew                  Alexander              Allen
Anderson               Anthony                Bales
Ballentine             Bannister              Barfield
Battle                 Bedingfield            Bingham
Bowen                  Bowers                 Brady
Branham                Brantley               Breeland
G. Brown               R. Brown               Cato
Ceips                  Chalk                  Chellis
Clemmons               Clyburn                Cobb-Hunter
Coleman                Cooper                 Cotty
Crawford               Dantzler               Davenport
Delleney               Duncan                 Edge
Frye                   Funderburk             Gambrell
Govan                  Gullick                Hagood
Haley                  Hamilton               Hardwick
Harrell                Harrison               Hart
Harvin                 Haskins                Hayes
Herbkersman            Hinson                 Hiott
Hodges                 Hosey                  Howard
Jefferson              Jennings               Kelly
Kennedy                Kirsh                  Knight
Leach                  Littlejohn             Loftis
Lowe                   Lucas                  Mack
Mahaffey               McLeod                 Merrill
Miller                 Mitchell               Moss
Mulvaney               J. H. Neal             J. M. Neal
Ott                    Owens                  Parks
Perry                  Phillips               Pinson
E. H. Pitts            M. A. Pitts            Rice
Rutherford             Sandifer               Scarborough
Scott                  Sellers                Shoopman
Simrill                Skelton                D. C. Smith
F. N. Smith            G. M. Smith            G. R. Smith

J. E. Smith            J. R. Smith            Spires
Stavrinakis            Talley                 Taylor
Thompson               Toole                  Umphlett
Vick                   Viers                  Walker
Weeks                  Whipper                White
Whitmire               Williams               Witherspoon
Young

I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, December 6.

Denny Neilson

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

At 10:40 a.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. PERRY, adjourned in memory of Thomas Everett Johnson of Aiken, to meet at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 9, 2007.

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