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A122, R6, H3353

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Harrison
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7147ahb09.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 331

Introduced in the House on January 27, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on January 29, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on February 11, 2009
Governor's Action: February 25, 2009, Signed

Summary: Revised Code Volume 21

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/27/2009  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-19
   1/28/2009          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/28/2009  House   Read second time HJ-35
   1/29/2009  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-21
   1/29/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
   1/29/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13
    2/4/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-8
   2/10/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-12
   2/11/2009  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-30
   2/19/2009          Ratified R 6
   2/25/2009          Signed By Governor
    3/9/2009          Effective date 02/25/2009
   7/21/2009          Act No. 122

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/27/2009
1/27/2009-A
1/28/2009
2/4/2009

(A122, R6, H3353)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ADOPT REVISED CODE VOLUME 21 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO THE EXTENT OF ITS CONTENTS, AS THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAW OF THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2009.

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

Revised Code Volume, authorization

SECTION    1.    (A)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code authorizes the Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner to contract to be prepared and published under their supervision and direction revised volumes of the Code of Laws when, in their judgment, the supplement of any volume becomes too bulky for convenient use.

(B)    The Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner have determined that the cumulative supplements to Volumes 20A and 20B have become too bulky for convenient use.

(C)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code also provides that the revised volumes must be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.

Revised Code Volume, adopted

SECTION    2.    (A)    Revised Volume 21 containing Titles 60, 61, and 62, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volumes 20A which contained Titles 60 and 61 and 20B which contained Title 62.

(B)    Revised Volume 21 is adopted as part of the Code of Laws and, to the extent of its contents, is the only general permanent statutory law of the State as of January 1, 2009.

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 19th day of February, 2009.

Approved the 25th day of February, 2009.

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