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A38, R69, S823

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Ford, Williams, Setzler, Campbell, O'Dell, Bryant, Rankin, Cleary, McConnell, McGill, Land, Campsen and Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22086bh11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 14, 2011
Introduced in the House on April 27, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on May 27, 2011
Governor's Action: June 2, 2011, Signed

Summary: Collard Greens

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/14/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/14/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/20/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   4/21/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/26/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/26/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-30  Nays-12 (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/27/2011  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   4/27/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 52)
   4/27/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 52)
   5/24/2011  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 44)
   5/25/2011  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hamilton, Stavrinakis, 
                        Atwater, Tallon, Patrick, Quinn, Bingham, Spires, 
                        Nanney, Henderson, GR Smith, Hardwick, Taylor, Hixon, 
                        JR Smith, Ballentine, Frye, Clyburn, and Hosey 
                        (House Journal-page 112)
   5/26/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   5/26/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-86  Nays-14 (House Journal-page 34)
   5/26/2011  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 36)
   5/27/2011  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 2)
    6/1/2011          Ratified R 69
    6/2/2011          Signed By Governor
   6/14/2011          Effective date 06/02/11
   6/20/2011          Act No. 38

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2011
4/20/2011
4/21/2011
5/24/2011

(A38, R69, S823)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-681 SO AS TO DESIGNATE COLLARD GREENS AS THE OFFICIAL STATE VEGETABLE.

Whereas, the State of South Carolina ranks second in the nation for collard green production; and

Whereas, Lexington County ranks first among counties in South Carolina for collard green production; and

Whereas, collard greens are a healthy addition to any southern meal. Now, therefore,

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

Collard greens designated the official state vegetable

SECTION    1.    Article 9, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-681.    Collard greens are the official vegetable of the State."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 1st day of June, 2011.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2011.

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