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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 Psalm 40:8: "I delight to do your will, O my God, do not be far from me."
Let us pray. Almighty God, always near to each of us, cultivate within us the will to speak and do the work required of us. Grant us wisdom, courage, strength, integrity, and the willingness to see the right. Keep our minds on the task at hand. Treat others as we like to be treated. Respect others opinions to accomplish the work on the budget. We ask You for Your blessing on these Representatives and staff, as we work through these hours. Look in favor upon our Nation, State, and her leaders. Uphold them in their duties. Protect our defenders of freedom at home and abroad, as they protect us. Heal the wounds, those seen and those hidden, of our brave warriors. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 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. FORRESTER moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Reverend Walt Forrester of Roebuck, which was agreed to.
The following was introduced:
H. 5000 (Word version) -- Rep. Anthony: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR GOSPEL MUSICIAN DEWAYNE "BUDDY" ALLEN OF UNION COUNTY FOR HIS FIFTY YEARS OF FAITHFUL MUSICAL SERVICE TO HIS GOD, HIS COMMUNITY, AND BEYOND.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 5001 (Word version) -- Rep. G. A. Brown: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF JAMES HOLIDAY OF LEE COUNTY, AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 5002 (Word version) -- Reps. Horne, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G. A. Brown, H. B. Brown, R. L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J. H. Neal, J. M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE GREENVILLE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION TO USE THE HOUSE CHAMBER AND ANY AVAILABLE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOMS IN THE BLATT BUILDING ON DATES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPEAKER, TO CONDUCT THE YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.
Whereas, forty-five states have successful Youth in Government programs; and
Whereas, the Youth in Government program is designed to provide first-hand experience in the state legislature and government affairs for high school and middle school students; and
Whereas, students taking part in the program will run for statewide office, pass legislation, and organize their own government; and
Whereas, the purpose of the Young Men's Christian Association Youth in Government program is to encourage our youth to develop enthusiasm and appreciation for government and community affairs; and
Whereas, more than one thousand five hundred students in the State are expected to participate this year, making the South Carolina Youth in Government program the largest per capita in the nation. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, authorize the Greenville Young Men's Christian Association to use the House Chamber and any available committee hearing rooms in the Blatt Building on dates to be determined by the Speaker, to conduct the Youth in Government program.
Be it further resolved that the use of the chamber and the available committee hearing rooms by the Greenville Young Men's Christian Association must be in strict accordance with policies and the Rules of the House of Representatives.
Be it further resolved that the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall provide assistance and access as necessary for this meeting in accordance with applicable procedures of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Executive Director of the YMCA Youth in Government program and to House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms Mitchell G. Dorman.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 5003 (Word version) -- Reps. Brantley, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, G. A. Brown, H. B. Brown, R. L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J. H. Neal, J. M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE THOMAS HEYWARD ACADEMY VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON, AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 5004 (Word version) -- Rep. Brantley: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE THOMAS HEYWARD ACADEMY VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM OF JASPER COUNTY WITH THE TEAM COACHES AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS, AT A DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPEAKER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING RECOGNIZED AND COMMENDED FOR CAPTURING THE 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the privilege of the floor of the South Carolina House of Representatives be extended to the Thomas Heyward Academy varsity girls basketball team of Jasper County with the team coaches and school officials, at a date and time to be determined by the Speaker, for the purpose of being recognized and commended for capturing the 2012 South Carolina Independent School Association Class AA State Championship title.
The Resolution was adopted.
The following was introduced:
H. 5005 (Word version) -- Reps. McLeod, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G. A. Brown, H. B. Brown, R. L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, Merrill, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J. H. Neal, J. M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE DEATH OF THOMAS JOSEPH BARDIN, JR., OF LEXINGTON COUNTY, DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
The Concurrent Resolution was agreed to and ordered sent to the Senate.
The following was introduced:
H. 5006 (Word version) -- Reps. G. A. Brown, Lowe, J. H. Neal, G. M. Smith and Weeks: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERCHANGE LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95 AND SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 341 IN SUMTER COUNTY IN HONOR OF NASCAR RACING LEGEND CALE YARBOROUGH AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS INTERCHANGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "NASCAR RACING LEGEND CALE YARBOROUGH INTERCHANGE".
The Concurrent Resolution was ordered referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
The following Bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committee:
H. 5007 (Word version) -- Rep. J. E. Smith: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 29-5-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A MECHANIC'S LIEN UPON THE FAILURE OF A CERTAIN EVENT TO OCCUR WITHIN A SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD, SO AS TO ADD A BASIS FOR BEGINNING THE RUNNING OF THIS TIME PERIOD, AND TO CORRECT ARCHAIC LANGUAGE.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:
Agnew Alexander Allen Allison Anderson Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Bowers Brady Branham Brannon Brantley R. L. Brown Chumley Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hearn Henderson Hiott Hixon Hodges Hosey Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Mack McCoy McEachern McLeod D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Munnerlyn Murphy Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Norman Ott Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Ryan Sabb Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. E. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stavrinakis Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Weeks Whipper White Williams Young
I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, March 14.
William R. "Bill" Whitmire Mark Willis Kris Crawford Boyd Brown Mia Butler Garrick Jerry Govan Jenny A. Horne Leon Howard Ted Vick Richard "Rick" Quinn Todd Rutherford James Merrill William G. Herbkersman Grady Brown Chris Hart H. B. "Chip" Limehouse
Announcement was made that Dr. Gerald Harmon of Georgetown was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly.
In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below:
"5.2 Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a co-sponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or co-sponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member's or co-sponsor's written notification in the House Journal. The removal or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee."
Bill Number: H. 4994 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/12 FUNDERBURK
Bill Number: H. 4082 (Word version)
Date: ADD:
03/14/12 FUNDERBURK, TRIBBLE and PINSON
The SPEAKER granted Rep. VICK a temporary leave of absence.
Debate was resumed on the following Bill, the pending question being the consideration of Part IB, Section 90.
H. 4813 -- Ways and Means Committee: A BILL TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2012, TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THIS OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION 90--AMENDED AND ADOPTED
Reps. MERRILL, LUCAS and NEILSON proposed the following Amendment No. 50 (Doc Name H-WM\001\90.16 admin tax.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.16, lines 19-22, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/ 90.16. (SR: Admissions Tax) For Fiscal Year 2011-12 2012-13, up to one hundred fourteen thousand dollars in admissions tax revenue collected annually from all events held at a motorsports entertainment complex facility with at least sixty thousand permanent seats must be rebated to the motorsports entertainment complex facility in the current fiscal year to keep a NASCAR race at the motorsports entertainment complex facility./
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Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. MERRILL proposed the following Amendment No. 2 (Doc Name H-WM\001\90.17 CONTINGENCY RESERVE.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.17, line 24, by striking /90.11/ and inserting /90.20/
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Rep. MERRILL explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. OTT proposed the following Amendment No. 42 (Doc Name H-WM\005\NMS, OTT.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.19, line 32, by striking Line 32 in its entirety and inserting /been credited to the General Fund to the South Carolina State Housing Authority. Of these funds, 25% shall be used for the continuation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and 25% shall be used for the Multifamily Bond Program. The balance of the funds shall be transferred to the Department of Commerce's Deal Closing Fund. /
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Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Reps. OTT and DILLARD proposed the following Amendment No. 94 (Doc Name H-WM\005\nms iiii.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.19, line 32, by striking and inserting / been credited to the General Fund to the South Carolina State Housing Authority. Of these funds, 16% shall be used for the continuation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, 16% shall be used for the Multifamily Bond Program and 18% of these funds must be split equally among the Greenville Housing Trust Fund, The Midlands Housing Trust Fund and the Low Country Housing Trust Fund. The balance of the funds shall be transferred to the Department of Commerce's Deal Closing Fund. /
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Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. DILLARD spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. DILLARD spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. J. E. SMITH spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. J. E. SMITH spoke in favor of the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL moved to table the amendment.
Rep. R. L. BROWN demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Brannon Chumley Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Norman Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Thayer Toole Tribble Whipper White Whitmire Willis Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Gilliard Govan Hart Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Johnson King Knight Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Stavrinakis Vick Weeks Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
I voted 'no' during the roll call vote to table Amendment No. 94 of the General Appropriation Bill, however, my vote was not recorded.
Rep. Joe Jefferson
Reps. J. R. SMITH and HENDERSON proposed the following Amendment No. 16 (Doc Name H-WM\001\90.16 suta 30m jrs.docx), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, lines 33-36, page 517, lines 1-35, page 518, lines 1-36, and page 519, lines 1-36 by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting:
/90.20. (SR: Non-recurring Revenue) (A) The source of revenue appropriated in this provision is $377,784,450 of non-recurring revenue generated from the following sources and transferred to the State Treasurer. This revenue is deemed to have occurred and is available for use in Fiscal Year 2012-13 after September 1, 2012, following the Comptroller General's close of the state's books on Fiscal Year 2011-12.
(1) $122,333,689 from Fiscal Year 2010-11 Contingency Reserve Fund; and
(2) $255,450,761 from Fiscal Year 2011-12 unobligated general fund revenue as certified by the Board of Economic Advisors;
Any restrictions concerning specific utilization of these funds are lifted for the specified fiscal year. The above agency transfers shall occur no later than thirty days after the close of the books on Fiscal Year 2011-12 and shall be available for use in Fiscal year 2012-13.
(B) The State Treasurer shall disburse the following appropriations by September 30, 2012, for the purposes stated:
(1) General Reserve Fund
Full 5% Funding $ 98,175,036;
(2) P32-Department of Commerce
(a) Deal Closing Fund $ 2,000,000;
(b) Research Funds $ 3,542,592;
(3) K05-Department of Public Safety
Emergency Communications Equipment $ 3,250,000;
(4) D10-State Law Enforcement Division
(a) Personal Service and Operating $ 1,701,000;
(b) Forensic Equipment $ 1,134,994;
(c) Law Enforcement Operating $ 150,000
(d) CJIS/IT Equipment $ 4,777,000;
(e) Vehicles $ 840,000;
(f) Computer Equipment $ 138,500;
(5) P12-Forestry Commission
Firefighting Equipment $ 3,500,000;
(6) F03-Budget and Control Board
South Carolina Enterprise Information
System-Statewide Program
SCEIS Program Sustainment $ 2,458,843;
(7) H63-Department of Education
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
Administration Building Construction $ 1,250,000;
(8) H71-Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School
Window Replacement $ 750,000;
(9) H75-School for the Deaf and Blind
Robertson Hall Construction $ 1,477,550;
(10) L12-John de la Howe School
(a) Deferred Maintenance on Seven Cottages $ 400,000;
(b) Information Technology Upgrade $ 200,014;
(11) N04-Department of Corrections
(a) Statewide Infirmary Consolidation $ 300,000;
(b) Weapons Replacement $ 40,000;
(c) Farm Irrigation - Wateree $ 100,000;
(d) Web Based Case Management System for Victim Services $ 500,000;
(e) SC SAVIN Court Notification $ 500,000;
(f) Training Academy - Upgrade Training Material $ 100,000;
(g) Information Technology Upgrade $ 100,000;
(h) Allendale CI Pre-Treatment Wastewater Plant Closing $ 350,000;
(i) Wateree Radium Drinking Water $ 6,000,000;
(j) Statewide Roof Replacement $ 2,500,000;
(k) Statewide Major Projects $ 2,500,000;
(12) E21-Prosecution Coordination Commission
CDV Prosecution $ 1,500,000;
(13) E23-Commission on Indigent Defense
(a) Information Technology Upgrade $ 101,000;
(b) CDV Court Cost $ 899,000;
(14) E20-Attorney General
(a) Savannah River Maritime Commission Legal Expenses $ 250,000;
(b) Information Technology Upgrade $ 500,000;
(15) C05-Administrative Law Court
Staff Attorney/Hearing Officer/Business
Associate Equipment $ 6,900;
(16) /B04-Judicial Department
(a) Equipment for Judges and Staff $ 99,660;
(b) Technology upgrade/Centralized Court
Statistics & CMS $ 2,500,000;
(17) P20-Clemson University-PSA
Advanced Plant Technology Lab $ 2,000,000;
(18) P21-South Carolina State University-PSA
LAC Audit $ 80,142;
(19) H27-University of South Carolina-Columbia Campus
Palmetto Poison Center $ 71,862;
(20) J02-Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid Management Information System $ 3,918,676;
(21) J04-Department of Health and Environmental Control
(a) AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) $ 1,000,000;
(b) Immunizations $ 1,000,000;
(c) SC Coalition against Domestic Violence and
Sexual Assault $ 453,680;
(d) Kidney Disease Early Evaluation and Risk
Assessment Education $ 100,000;
(e) Hemophilia - SC Bleeding Disorders Premium
Assist Program $ 100,000;
(22) J20-Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
McCord Center Safety Improvement Project $ 473,200;
(23) P16-Department of Agriculture
(a) Market Operations $ 600,000;
(b) Farmer's Market Equipment $ 400,000;
(24) R44-Department of Revenue
Implementation of SCITS $ 4,374,496;
(25) P28-Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
Kings Mountain Bridge Replacement $ 250,000;
(26) E28-Election Commission $ 1,500,000;
(27) E24-Adjutant General's Office
(a) State Guard $ 59,000;
(b) Armory Maintenance $ 500,000;
(28) E08-Secretary of State
Information Technology Upgrade $ 250,000;
(29) A20-Legislative Audit Council
(a) Information Technology Upgrade $ 45,000;
(b) Peer Review Audit $ 15,000;
(30) R52-State Ethics Commission
(a) Electronic Filing System $ 25,800;
(b) Information Technology Upgrade $ 15,000;
(31) P24-Department of Natural Resources
(a) Drill Rig for Geological Survey and
Strengthened Services $ 200,000;
(b) Replacement of IT Equipment and Maintenance $ 1,260,505;
(c) Water Resources Other Operating $ 1,000,000;
(32) Department of Social Services
Child Support Enforcement System $ 3,500,000;
(33) R60-Department of Employment
and Workforce
SUTA Tax Relief $30,000,000; and
(34) Y14-State Ports Authority
Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund $ 180,000,000.
Unexpended funds appropriated pursuant to this provision may be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years and expended for the same purposes./
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Rep. J. R. SMITH explained the amendment.
Rep. HENDERSON spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke against the amendment.
Rep. OTT continued speaking.
Rep. OTT spoke against the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. OTT moved to table the amendment.
Rep. SELLERS demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Gilliard Govan Hart Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Johnson King Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Rutherford Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Vick Weeks Williams
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Brannon Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Funderburk Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney J. M. Neal Norman Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Whipper White Whitmire Willis Young
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. HENDERSON moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 16 was adopted.
Rep. HENDERSON moved to table the motion to reconsider.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Brannon Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Funderburk Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Neilson Norman Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble White Whitmire Willis Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Anderson Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Cobb-Hunter Dillard Gilliard Govan Hart Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Johnson King Knight Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal Ott Parks Rutherford Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the motion to reconsider was tabled.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. YOUNG a temporary leave of absence.
Reps. COBB-HUNTER, DILLARD and OTT proposed the following Amendment No. 106 (Doc Name H-WM\001\nms 50$.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.19, lines 31-32, by striking the lines in their entirety and inserting /contained herein, the Attorney General shall transfer 50% of the portion of the National Mortgage Settlement that would otherwise have been credited to the General Fund to the South Carolina State Housing Authority to comply with the terms agreed to in the National Mortgage Settlement Agreement to meet the goals of the class action suit. The balance of these funds shall be transferred to the Department of Commerce's Deal Closing Fund./
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. DILLARD spoke in favor of the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL moved to table the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bingham Bowen Brady Brannon Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Norman Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Johnson King Knight Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Rutherford Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. BINGHAM a temporary leave of absence to attend a funeral.
Reps. OTT, COBB-HUNTER, HOSEY, CLYBURN, MUNNERLYN, VICK and ANDERSON proposed the following Amendment No. 57 sub2 (Doc Name H-WM\001\90.20 ITEM33 LGF.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16Sub, (doc no H: h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, item (33), by striking /R60-Department of Employment and Workforce SUTA Tax Relief $30,000,000 / and by inserting: / X22-Aid to Subdivisions, State Treasurer Local Government Fund $30,000,000/
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Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. J. R. SMITH moved to table the amendment.
Rep. J. H. NEAL demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Brannon Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Gambrell Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Norman Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anderson Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Howard Jefferson Johnson King Knight Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Rutherford Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER the following Amendment No. 107 to (Doc Name H-WM\001\harbor deepening -109m.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16 Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, item (34), opposite "Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund" by striking /$180,000,000/ and inserting: /$109,124,034/
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 107Sub, (doc no H:\legwork\ house\amend\h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, after /Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund $180,000,000/ by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/( ) X22-Aid to Subdivisions, State Treasurer
Local Government Fund $70,875,966/
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER the following Amendment No. 109 to (Doc Name H-WM\001\harbor deepening 30m ch.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16 Sub, (doc no H:\legwork\ house\amend\h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, item (34), opposite "Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund" by striking /$180,000,000/ and inserting /$150,000,000/
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 109Sub, (doc no h--wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, after /Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund $180,000,000/ by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
/( ) X22-Aid to Subdivisions, State Treasurer
Local Government Fund $30,000,000/
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Rep. COBB-HUNTER explained the amendment.
Rep. COBB-HUNTER moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. ANDERSON a leave of absence for the remainder of the day to attend the commemoration of his congregation's new church building.
Rep. OTT proposed the following Amendment No. 88 sub (Doc Name H-WM\001\90.20 bonus.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16 Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 3, item (1) General Reserve Fund, by striking /Full 5% Funding...$98,175,036/ and inserting /4.3% Funding...$60,683,161/
Amend the bill further, Part IB, by amending amendment no. 16 Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\ suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, after item (34), by adding appropriately numbered items to read:
/( ) F30 - B & C - Employee Benefits
Employee Bonus...$14,125,000
( ) H63 - Department of Education
EIA Salary Supplement-Non-Recurring
District Employee Bonus $23,366,875/
Amend the bill further, Part IB, by amending amendment no. 88Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\ suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, by adding new sub-sections to read:
/(C) For the bonus provided for in item ( ) above, effective on the date of the lump-sum payment a total of $14,125,000 shall be allocated to state agencies to provide for the following:
Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after November first of the current fiscal year, each state employee and local provider who has been in continuous state service since June 2, 2012, is eligible to receive a one-time lump-sum payment. Employees who earn less than $50,000 shall receive a lump-sum payment of 1%. Employees who earn $50,000 or more will receive a lump-sum payment of $500. The earnings limit in Section 89.63 of this Act is not applicable. This payment is not a part of the employee's base salary and is not earnable compensation for purposes of employer or employee contributions to respective retirement systems. This appropriation may be used for payments to employees only in the same ratio as the employee's base salary is paid from appropriated sources.
The provisions of this section and the $14,125,000 appropriated in Section 80C of this act to fund the one-time employee bonus are not severable. If the $14,125,000 appropriation is deleted, then this section is also considered deleted.
(D) effective on the date of the lump-sum payment a total of $23,666,875 shall be allocated to the Department of Education to provide for the following:
Each district employee, excluding superintendents, shall be eligible to receive the EIA Salary Supplment Non-recurring District Employee Bonus provided for in item ( ) above. The Department of Education shall disburse the $23,366,875 after November first of the current fiscal year in a manner commensurate with the intended use of the funds. The earnings limit in Section 89.63 of this Act is not applicable. This payment is not a part of the employee's base salary and is not earnable compensation for purposes of employer or employee contributions to respective retirement systems. This appropriation may be used for payments to employees only in the same ratio as the employee's base salary is paid from appropriated sources.
The provisions of this section and the $23,366,875 appropriated in Section 1 of this act to fund the one-time teacher bonus are not severable. If the $23,366,875 appropriation is deleted, then this section is also considered deleted./
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Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. MACK spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. J. H. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. J. H. NEAL spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. R. L. BROWN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. GOVAN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. OTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Atwater Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brannon Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Lowe Lucas Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Stringer Tallon Toole Tribble White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Anthony Bales Ballentine Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Jefferson Johnson King Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Sabb Sellers Taylor Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 110 (Doc Name H-WM\010\MICRO 500.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.19, line 32, by inserting after "Fund." /The Department of Commerce may use up to $500,000 of these funds for microenterprise development initiatives./
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Rep. HODGES explained the amendment.
Rep. SIMRILL moved to table the amendment.
Rep. HODGES demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Forrester Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Tribble White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Anthony Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Johnson King Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal Neilson Ott Parks Sabb Stavrinakis Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. OTT proposed the following Amendment No. 112 to (Doc Name H-WM\001\grf to suta.docx), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16 Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 3, item (1) General Reserve Fund, by striking /Full 5% Funding...$98,175,036/ and inserting /4% Funding...$41,846,758/
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 112Sub, (doc no h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs.docx), page 5, item (33), opposite "SUTA Tax Relief" and by striking: /$30,000,000/ and by inserting: /$86,328,278/
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Rep. OTT explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment.
Rep. OTT demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Bannister Barfield Bedingfield Bowen Brady Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Owens Parker Patrick Pitts Pope Putnam Sandifer Simrill G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Thayer Toole White Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Battle Bowers Branham Brannon Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hiott Hodges Hosey Lowe Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Pinson Rutherford Sabb J. E. Smith Stavrinakis Tribble Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. PITTS proposed the following Amendment No. 20 to (Doc Name H-WM\005\LOBBYIST PCC.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 514, paragraph 90.13, line 20, by striking the line in its entirety.
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 514, paragraph 90.13, line 26, by striking /$604,312/ and inserting /$585,022/
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Rep. PITTS explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. CORBIN proposed the following Amendment No. 103 (Doc Name COUNCIL\BBM\10579HTC12.DOCX), which was ruled out of order:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. (A) The authority to pay the recurring expenses of state government continues at the level of amounts appropriated in Part IA of Act 73 of 2011 for the recurring expenses of state government for fiscal year 2012-2013 except as provided in subsection (B). The provisions of Part IB of Act 73 of 2011, not including provisions appropriating or transferring funds, or time specific provisions, are extended through June 30, 2012, and continue to apply for purposes of the Part IA recurring appropriations of Act 73 of 2011 as continued for fiscal year 2012-2013.
The effective dates of Parts IA and IB, as modified by this subsection of Act 73 of 2011 are extended through June 30, 2013.
(B) Notwithstanding debt service appropriations in Act 73 of 2011, there is appropriated from the general fund of the State whatever amount is necessary for timely debt service on state obligations and other amounts constitutionally required to be appropriated, including the Capital Reserve Fund. The General Reserve Fund is established in the amount required by law.
SECTION 2. (A) In addition to appropriations made pursuant to Act 73 of 2011, as continued pursuant to Section 1 of this act, the amounts appropriated in subsection (B) of this section are appropriated from the general fund of the State in fiscal year 2012-2013 for the nonrecurring purposes stated in subsection (B) of this section. The source of the revenue for these additional appropriations include revenues of the fiscal year 2010-2011 Contingency Reserve Fund, unobligated surplus general fund revenue for fiscal year 2011-2012, as certified by the Board of Economic Advisors, and recurring general fund revenues for fiscal year 2012-2013 as contained in the February 15, 2012, estimate of the Board of Economic Advisors.
(B) There is appropriated from the general fund of the State for fiscal year 2012-2013, the following sums for the purposes stated:
(1) State Ports Authority
Harbor Deepening Reserve Fund $180,000,000
(2) Department of Employment and Workforce
Accelerated pay down of
State Unemployment Tax
(SUTA) federal loan $600,000,000
(3) 2012 Taxable Year Individual Income
Rebate Fund $127,497,923.
(C)(1) There is established in the State Treasury the Taxable Year Individual Income Tax Rebate Fund (fund) separate and distinct from the general fund of the State, the Capital Reserve Fund, and all other funds. Revenues of the fund must be used as an offset for general fund revenues not collected resulting from the income tax rebate provided pursuant to subsection (2) of this subsection. Fund revenues carry forward in the fund through June 30, 2014, after which the fund is terminated and any remaining balance must be credited to the general fund of the State.
(2) There is allowed a rebate to be reflected as a credit against the income tax liability recorded on each South Carolina individual income tax return timely filed for taxable year 2012, including extensions. The rebate does not apply to amended returns filed for the 2012 taxable year. The amount of the rebate is determined by multiplying a fraction, the numerator of which is the liability shown on the return and the denominator is net state individual income tax revenue for taxable year 2011, as calculated by the Board of Economic Advisors multiplied by the amount credited to the fund, but in no case less than one dollar. The Board of Economic Advisors shall provide to the Department of Revenue an estimate of net 2011 taxable year individual income tax revenues by September 2012, for use in calculating the rebate. The Department of Revenue may provide the method of applying the rebate to each liability in a manner that minimizes errors and administrative costs. The rebate provided pursuant to this subsection is allowed not withstanding any shortfall in offsetting fund revenues.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2012. /
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Rep. CORBIN explained the amendment.
Rep. WHITE raised the Point of Order that Amendment No. 103 was out of order under Rule 5.3(G) in that the amendment was a "strike all and insert" amendment that referenced the Bill in its entirety and violated Rule 5.3(G) mandating that the Appropriation Bill be considered section-by-section.
Rep. CORBIN did not speak on the Point of Order.
SPEAKER HARRELL stated that the amendment violated the Rule 5.3(G) requirement that the Annual General Appropriation Bill be considered section-by-section. The amendment attempted to strike all after the enacting words and did not address the Bill section-by-section as required by the rule. Therefore, the SPEAKER sustained the Point of Order and ruled the amendment out of order.
Rep. WHIPPER moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 94 was tabled.
Rep. WHITE moved to table the motion to reconsider.
Rep. WHIPPER demanded the yeas and nays which were taken, resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Brannon Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas McCoy Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Owens Parker Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Tribble White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Anthony Bales Bowers Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Clyburn Dillard Funderburk Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Jefferson Johnson King Mack McEachern McLeod Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Rutherford Sabb Sellers J. E. Smith Vick Weeks Whipper Williams
So, the motion to reconsider was tabled.
The question then recurred to the adoption of Section 90.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Anthony Atwater Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Brady Brannon H. B. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Cole Corbin Crosby Daning Delleney Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Horne Huggins Limehouse Long Lowe Lucas McCoy McEachern McLeod Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Murphy Nanney Neilson Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Spires Stavrinakis Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Tribble Vick White Whitmire Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Bales Bowers Branham Brantley G. A. Brown R. L. Brown Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Dillard Gilliard Govan Hayes Hodges Hosey Jefferson Johnson King Mack Munnerlyn J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Rutherford Sabb J. E. Smith Weeks Whipper Williams
Section 90, as amended, was adopted.
The motion of Rep. WHITE to reconsider the vote whereby Part 1A, Section 1 was adopted was taken up and agreed to.
Reps. BINGHAM, OTT, ALLISON, ANTHONY and COBB-HUNTER proposed the following Amendment No. 104 to (Doc Name H-WM\004\EIA FUNDS TO TSS.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 5, lineS 30-31, opposite /ALLOC EIA-SRVC STUDENTS W/DISABILITIES/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
3,045,778
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 6, lineS 4-5, opposite /P.L. 99-457 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN W/DISABIL/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
2,878,146
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 7, line 18, opposite /EAA Technical Assistance/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
750,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 7, line 19, opposite /Report Cards/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
722,385
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 7, lines 23-24, opposite /Aid to Subdivisions Other Agencies/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
121,276
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, line 4, opposite /Alloc EIA-4 YR Early Child/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
300,000
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 8, line 27, opposite /ALLOC EIA-TEACHER SLRS/ by increasing the amount(s) in Column 3 by:
Column 3 Column 4
7,817,585
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Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the section.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brady Branham Brannon Brantley H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Govan Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Hayes Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Hodges Horne Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Mack McCoy McEachern McLeod Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Munnerlyn Murphy Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Ott Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sabb Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stavrinakis Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick Weeks Whipper White Whitmire Williams Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Section 1, as amended, was adopted.
The motion of Rep. WHITE to reconsider the vote whereby Part 1A, Section 6 was adopted was taken up and agreed to.
Rep. WHITE proposed the following Amendment No. 105 (Doc Name H-WM\001\CLOSING SERIES 1.DOCX), which was adopted:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IA, Section 6, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, page 31, line 19, opposite /Palmetto Fellows/ by decreasing the amount(s) in Columns 3 and 4 by:
Column 3 Column 4
448,691 448,691
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Rep. WHITE explained the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the section.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brady Branham Brannon Brantley H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Govan Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Hayes Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Hodges Horne Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Mack McCoy McEachern McLeod Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Munnerlyn Murphy Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sabb Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stavrinakis Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick Weeks Whipper White Whitmire Williams Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Section 6, as amended, was adopted.
The motion of Rep. WHITE to reconsider the vote whereby Part IB, Section 80A was adopted, was taken up and agreed to.
Rep. WHITE moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 28 was adopted, which was agreed to.
Rep. BANNISTER proposed the following Amendment No. 28 (Doc Name COUNCIL\BBM\10585HTC12.DOCX), which was tabled:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 80A, BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, page 467, after line 31, by adding an appropriatelynumbered paragraph to read:
/ 80A. (BCB: IRF Attorney Rotation) The Insurance Reserve Fund shall select attorneys based on a rotating list based on areas of expertise and geographical region. An attorney from the region may not be selected out of the rotating order and an attorney may not be selected outside that attorney's geographical region unless no attorneys on the list are available to handle the matter. /
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Rep. WHITE moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the section.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Alexander Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brady Branham Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Govan Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Hodges Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Mack McEachern Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Putnam Quinn Ryan Sandifer Simrill Skelton G. R. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick Whipper White Whitmire Williams Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
Section 80A, as amended, was adopted.
Rep. WHITE gave notice of offering amendments on third reading if necessary, pursuant to Rule 9.2.
Rep. WHITE moved to table all pending motions to reconsider, which was agreed to.
Rep. OTT spoke in favor of the Bill.
The question then recurred to the passage of the Bill, as amended, on second reading.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Alexander Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brady Branham Brannon Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Govan Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Hodges Horne Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Mack McCoy McEachern McLeod Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Munnerlyn Murphy Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parker Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Ryan Sabb Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. E. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stavrinakis Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick Weeks Whipper White Whitmire Williams Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
So, the Bill, as amended, was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
STATEMENTS FOR HOUSE JOURNAL
ABSTENTION FROM VOTING
BASED ON POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Paul Agnew
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Karl Allen
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA & Part IB, Section 6
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Rita Allison
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Section 62
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Todd Atwater
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Bruce Bannister
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Sections 11 and 17A
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. James A. Battle, Jr.
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is [check applicable reasons(s)]:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. N. Douglas Brannon
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA and Part IB, Section 72
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.
Rep. Mia Butler Garrick
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, (except Part IB Section 80C.2) 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Alan Clemmons
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Section 22, 23, 25, 26, 35, and 53
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA and Part IB, Sections 22, 47, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 68A, 71, and 80A
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. J. Derham Cole, Jr.
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Section 60 and Part IB, Section 21
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.
Rep. Kris Crawford
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Section 18
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Joseph Daning
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. F. Greg Delleney
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Section 26
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Shannon Erickson
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Section 18
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Mike Forrester
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Section 72B
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Laurie Slade Funderburk
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Part II, Section 34
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Michael W. Gambrell
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 71 and 81
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. James Harrison
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Christopher R. Hart
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, (except Part IB Section 80C.2) 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. George Hearn
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Jenny Horne
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA and Part IB, Section 72
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.
Rep. John R. King
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Jay Lucas
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 17A and 22
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. David J. Mack III
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 22, 26, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 60, 66, 71, 80A, 80C, and 81
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Walton J. McLeod
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 72B, 79, 80A, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Elizabeth R. Munnerlyn
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Chris Murphy
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA and Part IB, Section 72
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
Rep. Anne Parks
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, Part II, Section 65
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-745(C) because a contract for goods or services may be entered into within the next year with an agency, commission, board, department, or other entity funded through the general appropriation bill by myself, an individual with whom I am associated in partnership with or a business or partnership in which I have a greater than 5% interest.
Rep. Andrew Patrick
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Thomas Pope
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Todd Rutherford
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Ronnie Sabb
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Bakari Sellers
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. James E. Smith
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 44, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, (except Part IB Section 80C.2) 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. G. Murrell Smith
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Leon Stavrinakis
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 21, 22, 26, 47, 49, 52, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, 79, 80A, 80B, 80C, 81, and 82
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict of interest may exist in that an economic interest of myself, an immediate family member, or an individual or business with which I am associated may be affected in violation of S.C. Code Section 8-13-700(B).
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. J. David Weeks
In accordance with Section 8-13-700(B) of the S.C. Code, I abstained from voting on the below referenced Part, Section and/or amendment because of a potential conflict of interest and wish to have my recusal noted for the record in the House Journal of this date:
Part IA, Part IB, and Part II, Sections 26, 47, 49, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68A, 71, and 81
The reason for abstaining on the above referenced legislation is:
A potential conflict may exist under S.C. Code Section 8-13-740(C) because of representation of a client before a particular agency or commission by me or an individual or business with whom I am associated within the past year.
Rep. Tom Young, Jr.
SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN CHAIR
The following Joint Resolution was taken up:
H. 4814 (Word version) -- Ways and Means Committee: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012, TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO A SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Agnew Allen Allison Anthony Atwater Bales Ballentine Bannister Barfield Battle Bedingfield Bowen Bowers Brady Brannon Brantley G. A. Brown H. B. Brown R. L. Brown Butler Garrick Chumley Clemmons Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Cole Corbin Crawford Crosby Daning Delleney Dillard Edge Erickson Forrester Frye Funderburk Gambrell Gilliard Govan Hamilton Hardwick Harrell Harrison Hayes Hearn Henderson Herbkersman Hiott Hixon Hodges Horne Hosey Howard Huggins Jefferson Johnson King Knight Limehouse Loftis Long Lowe Lucas Mack McCoy McEachern McLeod Merrill D. C. Moss V. S. Moss Munnerlyn Murphy Nanney J. H. Neal J. M. Neal Neilson Ott Owens Parks Patrick Pinson Pitts Pope Putnam Quinn Rutherford Ryan Sabb Sandifer Sellers Simrill Skelton G. M. Smith G. R. Smith J. E. Smith J. R. Smith Sottile Southard Spires Stavrinakis Stringer Tallon Taylor Thayer Toole Tribble Vick Weeks Whipper White Whitmire Williams Willis
Those who voted in the negative are:
The Joint Resolution was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
I was temporarily out of the Chamber on constituent business during the vote on H. 4814, the Capital Reserve Fund Resolution. If I had been present, I would have voted in favor of the Joint Resolution.
Rep. Terry Alexander
Rep. WHITE moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.
The Senate returned to the House with concurrence the following:
H. 5005 (Word version) -- Reps. McLeod, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G. A. Brown, H. B. Brown, R. L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, Merrill, D. C. Moss, V. S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J. H. Neal, J. M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G. M. Smith, G. R. Smith, J. E. Smith, J. R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE DEATH OF THOMAS JOSEPH BARDIN, JR., OF LEXINGTON COUNTY, DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
At 3:19 p.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. FORRESTER, adjourned in memory of Reverend Walt Forrester of Roebuck, to meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
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